Lawyer Bio : John F. Garziglia

John F. Garziglia

Washington, DC

John F. Garziglia is a Member in the Washington, DC office of Womble Carlyle, which merged with Pepper & Corazzini, L.L.P. in March 2002. Prior to joining Pepper & Corazzini, he served at the Federal Communications Commission as an attorney in the AM Branch and as a trial attorney in the Hearing Branch of the Mass Media Bureau. John was formerly a broadcaster, working in the industry in St. Louis, Washington, D.C., and several smaller markets. John represents many broadcasters large and small with regard to questions that arise in the day-to-day operations of stations. He is a frequent speaker at both national and state broadcaster conventions.

John has represented radio and television broadcasters for over eighteen years offering personalized assistance in all areas of communications and telecommunications law including transactional and contract negotiations for broadcast station mergers and acquisitions, the securing of financing, governmental auctions of new frequencies, license renewals, new stations applications, facility changes, facility upgrades, licensing, and compliance with FCC rules, regulations and policies. John successfully represented numerous applicants in administrative hearing litigation before the FCC in acquiring new station authorizations. John has developed a special experience in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, and the FCC's rules and policies on broadcast station combinations and consolidations. He participated in the drafting of an amendment to the Communication Act that allowed a limited number of AM daytime-only stations a preference for full-time service on the AM expanded band, and assisted two of those stations in obtaining Special Temporary authorization to commence early service on the AM expanded band. He was the author of the petition for rule making to the FCC that resulted in creation of the Class C3 classification for FM stations allowing many former Class A stations the opportunity to upgrade, and obtained on behalf of a client the Class C0 classification for FM stations which allowed a similar upgrade opportunity for many FM stations. John is a member of the board of the New Jersey Broadcasters Association and is a member of the prestigious International Broadcasters Idea Bank.

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Professional Activities

Bar Associations: American Bar Association; Federal Communications Bar Association, Co-Chair, Access to Records Committee, 1999-2001, section member, Mass Media Practice Committee and Transactional Practice Committee.

Admitted to bar 1979, District of Columbia. Admitted to practice before District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and Supreme Court of the United States.

Civic Activities

Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of The Wharf Cluster Association.

Education

B.A., Political Science, 1972, St. Louis University; J.D., 1979, Washington University of Law.

Prior Legal Experience

Partner, Pepper & Corazzini, LLP, Washington, D.C., January 1989-February 2002; Associate, Pepper & Corazzini, LLP, Washington, D.C., October 1984-December 1988; Attorney, AM Branch & Trial attorney, Hearing Branch of Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. April, 1983-October 1984.

Prior Business Experience

Program Director, WPRW Radio Station, Manassas, Virginia; On Air Personality, WEAM Radio Station, Washington, D.C.; On Air Personality, KKOJ Radio Station, St. Louis, Missouri.

Publications

Frequent contributor, M Street Daily (Radio Station Trade Publication); also quoted in Broadcasting/Cable magazine; Radio World magazine; and Radio Business Report, on broadcasting issues.

Presentations

Frequent Speaker at the conventions of the National Association of Broadcasters, and various state broadcasters conventions including: New Jersey Broadcasters Association, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, Kentucky Broadcasters Association, Iowa Association of Broadcasters, Washington State Association of Broadcasters, Texas Association of Broadcasters, Arkansas Broadcasters Association.

Areas of Proficiency

  • Broadcast Radio
  • Station Transfers and Applications
  • FCC Regulation and Licensing
  • Internet Law

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