Mr. Wiley heads the firm’s 80-attorney Communications Practice, the largest in the nation. As Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 1970-1977, he advocated increased competition and lessened regulation in the communications field.
Mr. Wiley played a pivotal role in the development of HDTV in this country, serving for nine years (1987-1995) as Chairman of the FCC’s Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). In that position he brought the major players together to produce the broadcast standards and set the stage for HDTV. As a result he was called the “Godfather of HDTV” by MediaWeek.
He represents a number of major communications-oriented organizations, including Verizon, AT&T, Newspaper Association of America, Motorola, Viacom/CBS, Belo, Gannett, Sirius Satellite Radio, Emmis, Gray Television, LG and Toshiba America.
Mr. Wiley received an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1997 also is a frequent author and lecturer on telecommunications and information law.
Legal Times in 2007 called him the Washington, DC area’s “Leading Communications Lawyer.” He is considered “One of Washington’s Top 30 Lawyers” by Washingtonian magazine, which recognized him as “a force in developing both policies and technologies.”
Mr. Wiley was awarded a B.S., with distinction, from Northwestern University, a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, a LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
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Since joining Panasonic in 1997, Mr. Fannon directs government and legislative affairs for Panasonic that also include environmental, product safety and regulatory compliance activities. In addition, he helps coordinate the company's technology development and evaluation activities associated with new products and services. Mr. Fannon represents Panasonic in a variety of industry, trade, and advisory organizations. He chairs the Government Affairs Council of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and serves on the CEAPAC Committee.
In 1987, Mr. Fannon set up and was President of the Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC), the official laboratory for testing new TV broadcast systems submitted to the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He also chaired the HDTV Coalition of Industry, Trade, and Consumer Organizations to promote FCC and industry adoption of the ATSC Digital Television standards.
Mr. Fannon also served in public television as President, National Association of Public Television Stations (NAPTS), which he helped establish in 1980, as the research, planning, and government affairs organization for public TV. Before that he was Director of Planning for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), working on development of new program services, network-station organization, and fundraising.
In 2005 and 2006, he received Consumer Electronic Association’s (CEA) Academy of Digital Television Pioneers Award for “Best Industry DTV Leadership.”
He earned Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University and its School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He is a member of several professional associations, and is a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). |
The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society
would like to thank the following companies
for their generous support
of the 58th Annual IEEE Broadcast Symposium:
Welcome Reception:
Electronics Research, Inc. (ERI), Indiana, USA
General Patrons:
Radian Communications Services Inc, Canada
Richland Towers, Florida USA
Jampro Antennas, Inc, California USA
Dielectric, Maine USA
Miranda Technologies, Inc, Maryland USA
LBA Group, Inc, North Carolina, USA
TV Technology
WiFi Sponsor:
du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc., Florida USA
Coffee Break:
Richland Towers, Florida USA
du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc., Florida USA
Coherent Logix, Inc, Texas USA |
