PBS Names Michael Jones COO

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

PBS has named Michael Jones chief operating officer, succeeding the retiring Wayne Godwin, who has been COO since 2002.

Jones retired earlier this year as senior executive VP and chief administrative officer of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly the NASD), the nongovernmental regulator of U.S. securities firms.

He joins PBS Jan. 5.

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.