Hershey Added To NAB Mix

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Michael Hershey, chief of staff for Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa), is joining the National Association of Broadcasters as Senior VP, government relations, effective July 6.

He reports to John Orlando, EVP, government relations.
Hershey has been on Santorum’s staff since 1991, when he was still in the House, and was named legislative director when Santorum got his Senate seat in 1994. He was named chief of staff in 2000. 

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.