FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                  
  July 29, 1999
  
  
           COMMISSIONER NESS NAMES DAVID GOODFRIEND 
     AS LEGAL ADVISOR FOR MASS MEDIA AND CABLE TELEVISION 
                              
  
       Commissioner Ness today announced her appointment of David Goodfriend as
  legal advisor for mass media and cable television issues.  He will begin work at the
  Commission August 23, 1999.
  
       Mr. Goodfriend currently serves as deputy staff secretary at the White House,
  reviewing documents before they are signed or read by the President and helping to
  control the flow of information to and from the Oval Office.  Prior to that, he practiced
  telecommunications law for three years in the Washington, D.C. office of Willkie Farr &
  Gallagher, where he worked with a variety of video and common carrier service
  providers, as well as content providers.  He also has served as a professional staff member
  on U.S. House and Senate Committees, including the Senate Subcommittee on
  Government Information and Regulation, then chaired by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI).
  
       "I am delighted that David has agreed to join my staff," Commissioner Ness said. 
  "His intelligence, energy and government experience will be especially valuable as the
  Commission continues its efforts to promote competition, ensure diversity of ownership
  and viewpoints, and streamline regulations."
  
       Mr. Goodfriend received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Georgetown
  University Law Center and his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Beloit College. 
  He lives with his wife, Susan Emmer, and their son, Benjamin, in Bethesda, Maryland.
  
  
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