FCC Names Chief Economist

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Michelle Connolly, an economic professor at Duke University, has been named chief economist at the FCC.

A former economist with the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, Connolly's specialty is international trade growth and development.

Connolly will be able to advise some Duke undergraduate and graduate alumni on the commission. New Republican Commissioner Robert McDowell graduated from the University, and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin got a Masters in public policy from Duke.

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.