President Trump nominating conservative filmmaker Michael Pack to lead Broadcasting Board of Governors

President Donald Trump has tapped Michael Pack, the former head of conservative think tank Claremont Institute, to run the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The BBG oversees Voice of America, Middle East Broadcasting Networks and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Pack currently serves as the president of Manifold Productions, Inc., a production and film company he founded. He served as the CEO of Claremont between 2015 and 2017, when he also was the Claremont Review of Books publisher. Pack sat on the National Council on the Humanities during former President George W. Bush's administration.