Sinclair Hires Former FCC Adviser for New Washington Office

By Kevin Eck 

Sinclair Broadcasting Group has announced the hiring of Rebecca Hanson as senior vice president, Strategy and Policy.

Hanson, who comes to the station group from the Media Bureau of the FCC where she was senior adviser, Broadcast Spectrum, will be responsible for starting up a new Washington, D.C. office for Sinclair “dedicated to a broad range of policy and business matters.”

Sinclair president and CEO David Smith said in a statement, “As Sinclair continues to grow into the nation’s largest television station group, we need a presence in Washington to navigate the challenges and opportunities that we will face in the coming years. Rebecca’s experience at the FCC and in the wireless and media industries makes her uniquely qualified to lead this office.”

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While with the FCC, Hanson served on the Incentive Auction Task Force as the go-to person for broadcaster participation and issues affecting non-participating broadcasters. Before joining the commission, she was vice president of Strategic Initiatives at Sprint Nextel. She has also worked at XM Satellite Radio as senior vice president of Business Development and VP and deputy general counsel. She started her career at Brownstein and Zeidman and later Shaw Pittman (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) where she specialized in technology, commercial finance and venture capital.

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