The Revolving Door

NAB Names Former Senator New President & CEO

By Christine on September 18, 2009 1:36 PM

Today the National Association of Broadcasters named former two-term US Senator from Oregon Gordon Smith its new President and CEO, according to MediaWeek. He succeeds David Rehr, who resigned in May.

Smith served in the Senate from 1996-2008 and sat on the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees all broadcast-related legislation, so he has some good experience. He’ll hold his first NAB meeting in mid-October.

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