FCC Chairman Brendan Carr names members of FCC Consumer Protection and Accessibility Advisory Committee, including Elizabeth Hill, National Association of State Agencies for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Logan Kolas, American Consumer Institute, as co-chairs … FCC retirements: Teresa Daily and Michael Schuppin from the Office of the Managing Director ... Warner Bros. Discovery announces leadership appointments for when it separates in 2026, including President-CEO David Zaslav, who retains those titles for Warner Bros., and CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels, who becomes president-CEO, Discovery Global ... FCBA appoints Lisa Higginbotham, Comcast, to its privacy and data security committee.
FCC retirements: Deborah Kline from the Media Bureau; Dion Butler, Beverly Davis and Rafael Fernandez from the Office of Managing Director ... FCC Chairman Brendan Carr names 2025 winners of the FCC Chairman's Awards for Advancement in Accessibility: Victoria Bond, Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs; Greg Hlibok, ZVRS and Purple Communications; Nikolas Kelly, Sign-Speak; and Christian Vogler, Gallaudet University.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announces retirements: Tia Cromwell from the Office of Media Relations; Stacy Weiss, Enforcement Bureau; and Ben Bartolome, Office of General Counsel ...
NASA promotes Cynthia Simmons to acting director of Goddard Space Flight Center, replacing Director Makenzie Lystrup, stepping down … Paul Abbott, ex-Charter, returns to Mintz as of counsel in its technology, communications and media practice … Yellowstone Fiber promotes Sid Boswell to CEO, replacing Greg Metzger, retiring … Nebraska Public Service Commission promotes Greg Walklin to executive director, replacing Thomas Golden, retiring.
Sue McNeil Sullivan, formerly FCC, joins Lumen as assistant general counsel for federal regulatory affairs, replacing Craig Brown, retiring after 24 years … MDA Space names Rob Singh, ex-Axta Space, vice president for strategic solutions, a newly created position … Nexsys-One adds Dave Mayo, Dish Network, to its board.
FCC Media Bureau Video Division Chief Barbara Kreisman retires Aug. 1, after 50 years … Nexstar promotes Dan Lanzano to president of national advertising sales, a newly created position … Digital infrastructure firm Equinix names Shane Paladin, ex-Siteimprove, executive vice president and chief customer and revenue officer.
The American Association for Public Broadband taps Lexi Christensen, Utopia Fiber, and Brian Vo, Connect Humanity, for its board … National Wireless Independent Dealer Association adds Matt Zieminski, iFixit, to its board as legislative strategy lead.
Mike Dano, formerly Light Reading, joins Ookla as lead industry analyst … Non-terrestrial network provider Skylo adds Molly Gavin, ex-Omnispace, as vice president of government affairs and compliance and Rayissa Manning Armata, formerly IDnow, as director of data privacy and regulatory compliance.
President Donald Trump adds interim NASA administrator to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s title, replacing acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro, who remains Kennedy Space Center director … Chris Griffiths, ex-Cube3.AI, joins ISP solutions provider Plume as chief technology officer, a new position.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down, no reason given … Changes in Comtech's satellite and space communications unit: Ex-General Dynamics executives Steve Black and Brent Norman named COO and CFO, respectively; Mark Dale advanced to chief technology officer ... Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appoints John Etue, ex-office of Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, as his chief of staff ... ISP Gigstreem promotes Brent McCutchin to COO and Florencio Bulanhagui to CTO, new positions ... Flynn Rico-Johnson, former policy adviser to FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, joins Nvidia as director of government relations for telecom.