FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                  NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
June 29, 2001                                Maureen Peratino at 202-418-0506

                                
         PETER DOYLE NAMED CHIEF OF MASS MEDIA BUREAU'S
                    AUDIO SERVICES DIVISION


Washington, DC -- Peter Doyle has been named Chief of the Mass Media Bureau's Audio
Services Division.

Doyle joined the Commission in 1995 and has served as ASD Deputy Chief since 1998. 
He is a major contributor to several recent rulemaking proceedings to streamline broadcast
application processing and licensing procedures, initiate electronic filing, and increase flexibility
in the radio technical rules. He also has been extensively involved in the Commission's terrestrial
digital audio broadcasting and low power FM initiatives.  Prior to joining the Commission, Doyle
was an associate at Arter & Hadden between 1991   1995 and at Dow, Lohnes & Albertson
between 1985   1991, where he specialized in broadcast, wireless cable, and cable matters.

Doyle graduated cum laude with a J. D. degree from the Georgetown University Law
Center in 1985.  He also holds a B. A. from the University of Rochester and a M. A. in
philosophy from the University of Virginia.

Commenting on the appointment, Mass Media Bureau Chief Roy Stewart said, "Peter
Doyle has played an important role in the Bureau's ongoing initiative to overhaul broadcast
technical rules and procedures.  I am pleased that he has agreed to lead the Division at a time
when it faces enormous licensing challenges."

                                
                                
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