Ashley Etienne Joins CBS News as Analyst

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Has been communications director for top Dems

Ashley Etienne
(Image credit: CBS News)

Biden administration official Ashley Etienne has joined CBS News.

Etienne, who was most recently deputy assistant to the President and communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, will provide analysis to the network's broadcast and streaming platforms.

Before joining the administration, Etienne had served as director of communications for Vice President-elect Harris as part of the presidential transition team.

Before that, she was communications director for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and special assistant to President Barack Obama and communications director for the Obama cabinet. ■

John Eggerton
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.