<![CDATA[ Latest from Next TV in Bill-lake ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/tag/bill-lake Thu, 25 May 2017 15:51:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Carey Named FCC Media Bureau Chief ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/news/carey-named-fcc-media-bureau-chief-413091 gPn2tN1XfxPDsBUBtFLxY8 Thu, 25 May 2017 15:51:00 +0000

Michelle Carey has been tapped to head the FCC's Media Bureau.

Carey had been named acting chief by new chair Ajit Pai, who has now removed the "acting" from her title.

"As acting chief, Michelle has already started the agency’s review of its media regulations, advanced the next-generation transmission standard for TV broadcasters, worked to revitalize AM Radio services, and eased burdens on noncommercial broadcasters," Pai said. "I am very pleased she has agreed to continue this work as bureau chief.”

Carey succeeds Bill Lake, who exited with the Obama Administration.

Before being named acting chief on Lake's departure, Carey had been deputy chief of the bureau. She is also former senior advisor at the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, which oversees government spectrum users much as the FCC does private users.

She was also senior advisor to the last Republican FCC chair, Kevin Martin.

]]> <![CDATA[ Ex-Media Bureau Chief Lake Joins Wiley Rein ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/news/ex-media-bureau-chief-lake-joins-wiley-rein-412288 fzBKokQQw1TZXji2fzWEhw Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:16:00 +0000

Bill Lake, longtime chief of the FCC's Media Bureau, is joining Wiley Rein as consulting counsel to its Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) Practice.

A veteran communications lawyer, Lake was head of the bureau from 2009 to 2017 and coordinated the DTV transition in 2009. His resume also includes principal deputy legal advisor at the State Department and counselor to the administrator of the EPA.

“Bill’s intellectual rigor, unique insight, and deep experience make him a valuable addition to our TMT Practice, and we’re delighted that he is joining the team,” said Kathleen Kirby, co-chair of the practice, of Lake. “He is an exceptional lawyer, widely regarded for his work at the FCC, and his government perspective and private sector experience on critical issues impacting companies in the telecommunications and media industries will be of immense value to our clients.”

Lake exited the FCC at the end of January with the change in administration.

Wiley Rein is famous as a once and future home of top FCC officials. Chairman Emeritus Dick Wiley is a former FCC chairman.

]]>