Broadcasters Group Paid Lobbyist $140K

BROADCASTERS GROUP PAID LOBBYIST $140K
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
The National Association of Broadcasters, which represents more than 8,300 local television and radio stations, paid the Podesta Group Inc. $140,000 to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007. The firm lobbied Congress and the Federal Communications Commission on legislation dealing with consumer advertisements, Internet radio royalty rates, a proposed satellite radio combination and other matters. Among those registered to lobby on behalf of the trade group are: Paul Brathwaite, former executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus; John Scofield, former communications director for the House Appropriations Committee; Andrew Kauders, former senior adviser to Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Ann Marie Polak, former staffer for Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-NJ); and Heather Urban, former director of Nevada operations and legislation for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
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