Rebecca Hanson, a top advisor at the Federal Communications Commission's media bureau, will join Sinclair Broadcast Group as senior VP/strategy & public policy in Washington on Jan. 2.
The D.C. office is a new outpost for Baltimore-based Sinclair, which owns/operates 164 TV stations in more than 75 markets. Its properties cover nearly 40 percent of U.S. households.
Hanson was in charge broadcast spectrum issues and serviced on the FCC's Incentive Auction Task Force.
Earlier, she was VP for strategic initiatives at Sprint Nextel, guiding the launch and strategy of the WiMax network. She also led the financing and merger with Clearwire.
Hanson also was senior VP/business development at XM Satellite Radio, responsible for negotiating alliances, acquisitions and programming partnerships.
She'll report to Sinclair CEO David Smith.
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