Minority Media & Telecommunications Council Names New Chair

Former FCC Commissioner, Benton Foundation General Counsel and longtime chair of the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council Henry Rivera has been named chairman emeritus.

Rivera will continue as a member of the board and of the executive committee. Julia Johnson, former chair of the Florida Public Service Commission, has been named to succeed Rivera. In addition, former FCC commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate has been named a vice chair as MMTC lines up a new leadership team starting Jan. 1. David Honig remains President of MMTC. Maurita Coley, currently vice chair, will join Honig's staff as VP and COO. Also part of that new team will be treasurer Ronald Johnson, president of Johnson Network Services. Erwin Krasnow, a co-founder, will continue as a vice chair and Ari Fitzgerald continues as secretary.