NAB expands Gov't Advocacy team (and there's a twist)

The NAB has given Douglas Wiley the newly created position of executive vice president of Administration and Agencies. Wiley, who was previously the NAB's executive vice president of Government Relations, will serve as the NAB's chief advocate before the Cabinet and federal agencies.

"Doug has spent more than 20 years in Washington advocating on behalf of the communications industry," said NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr. "His experience working with both the Administration and federal agencies will be of immense benefit to our public policy work promoting local radio and television broadcasting."

The twist comes when you discover that Doug Wiley holds the same namesake as non-partisan Washington powerhouse Wiley Rein LLP. In fact, Doug Wiley is the son of former FCC Chairman Dick Wiley, who also heads up Wiley Rein.

And Wiley Rein, naturally, represents Sirius Satellite Radio in the Sirius-XM merger.

[via Radio Ink]