Dag Vega, Obama’s TV whisperer, leaving White House

Dag Vega -- the White House liaison to the TV networks, and one of the few original Obama staffers who moved into 1600 Pennsylvania five-and-a-half years ago -- will leave for a soon-to-be-announced job in the private sector on July 25.

Vega was hired by Dan Pfeiffer in June 2008 as director of surrogate press in the Chicago campaign office and has been with Team Obama ever since.