NAB’07 To Feature FCC Chairman Martin Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin will speak at NAB2007 in Las Vegas. He will address the attendees at a special event on Wednesday, April 18.
"Chairman Martin has a great passion for public service and a deep understanding and appreciation for the value of local broadcasting," said NAB President & CEO David K. Rehr. "We are delighted that he will attend NAB2007 and look forward to hearing his thoughts on the future of our industry."
President Bush appointed Martin to the FCC in 2001 and elevated him to the FCC chairmanship in 2005. Before joining the FCC, Martin was a special assistant to the president for Economic Policy. He served on the Bush-Cheney Transition Team and was deputy general counsel for the Bush campaign. Prior to joining the campaign, Martin was an advisor to FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth. He has also served in the Office of the Independent Counsel and worked as an associate at the Washington law firm of Wiley Rein & Fielding.