Former Memphis congressman Harold Ford Jr. is among names being tossed around to become Hollywood's next top lobbyist in Washington. Dan Glickman, the current chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, will step down when his contract expires next September. The former U.S. secretary of Agriculture replaced the late, iconic Jack Valenti as the movie industry's man on Capitol Hill.
Ford, who had been mentioned as a possible candidate in next year's Tennessee gubernatorial election (he declined to run), is currently working as chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, a middle-of-the-road policy think-tank.
Politico talks about about what the MPAA job entails:
Ford, who had been mentioned as a possible candidate in next year's Tennessee gubernatorial election (he declined to run), is currently working as chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, a middle-of-the-road policy think-tank.
Politico talks about about what the MPAA job entails:
The race to land this plum position is set to be intense. The combination of a high salary and high-profile mingling with celebrities makes it one of Washington's most coveted jobs. ...
Though it's a coveted post, the job poses serious challenges, including dealing with the competing agendas of the six movie studios -- Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment and Paramount Pictures -- that the MPAA reports to.
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