ACA Names Grom Grassroots Manager

Kellie Grom, a recent Carnegie Mellon grad, has been tapped by the American Cable Association for the newly created role of grassroots manager.

She will oversee local public policy initiatives and brief members on key regulators and legislative issues for the the Pittsburgh-based association, which represents midsize and smaller cable operators.

Grom is no stranger to Capitol Hill. She worked in Washington on a fellowship in the office of former Rep. Mellissa Hart, a Republican from Pennsylvania.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.