Richard Wiley, senior partner at Wiley, Rein & Fielding, has been selected to receive the 2002 Distinguished Service Award presented by the NAB. The award will be presented at the All-Industry Opening Ceremony, April 8 at NAB2002 in Las Vegas.
Each year the NAB DSA award recognizes an individual who has made significant and lasting contributions to U.S. broadcasting. Recent recipients of the DSA include Radio One founder and chairperson Catherine Hughes, Hearst Corp. President and CEO Frank Bennack and The Cox Family.
As a former FCC Chairman, Commissioner and General Counsel from1970-77, Wiley was a leading force in the agency's initial efforts to foster increased competition and reduced regulation in communications.