Nomination of Two Members of the Board for International Broadcasting

The President today announced his intention to nominate Mark Goode and Ben J. Wattenberg to be members of the Board for International Broadcasting, terms expiring April 28, 1983. They will succeed Rita E. Hauser and John A. Gronouski.

Mr. Goode served in the U.S. Army in 1954-57. After his service in the Army he became a staff associate director with ABCTV in Los Angeles, Calif., and became director before leaving in 1967 to become a freelance television producer and director in Los Angeles until 1971. His shows included "The Johnny Cash Show," "Pat Paulsen's Half A Comedy Hour," and "Barney Miller." He also produced coverage of political conventions and elections. In 1977-80 he became the co-owner and general manager for Goode Ideas, Inc., manufacturers of active sportswear for women. From July 1980 to November 1980, Mr. Goode was television adviser to the Reagan-Bush campaign. He served as a member of the transition team for the International Communication Agency after the 1980 election. Mr. Goode was a member of the Advisory Board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1973-77 and a member of the communications advisory committee for the Republican National Committee in 1977-79. He served as a Special Assistant to the President in 1971-73 and Consultant to the President in 1973-76. Mr. Goode graduated from Northwestern University (1954). He is married, has three children, and resides in Hidden Hills, Calif. He was born March 25, 1932, in Steubenville, Ohio.

Mr. Wattenberg is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., and coeditor of AEI's bimonthly magazine Public Opinion. Throughout his career he has served as a narrator-essayist for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Mr. Wattenberg was an aide and speechwriter to President Johnson in 1966-68. In 1970 he was a campaign adviser to Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.) and an adviser to Senator Henry Jackson (D-Wash.) in 1972 and 1976. He was one of the cofounders and is now chairman of the Coalition for a Democratic Majority. In 1977 Mr. Wattenberg was appointed by President Carter to serve on the Presidential Advisory Board on Ambassadorial Appointments. In 1980 he was chosen as public member of the American delegation to the Madrid Conference on Human Rights. Mr. Wattenberg is a writer, editor, and publisher. He was a professor-at-large at Mary Washington College. He graduated from Hobart College (1955). Mr. Wattenberg is married, has three children, and resides in Washington, D.C. He was born August 26, 1933, in New York, N.Y.