[SixClub] Fw: [DX-CHAT] Riley Hollingsworth Retiring

[Mr. Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW]

   I think you all should know about this,


                                            Regards, Joey

Subject: [DX-CHAT] Riley Hollingsworth Retiring


>I got this from the CQ newsroom.....
>
> "FCC amateur radio enforcement chief Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, has 
> announced that he will retire from the Commission in early January. 
> Hollingsworth has been in charge of FCC amateur rules enforcement since 
> 1998 and has held the title of Special Counsel for Amateur Radio since 
> 1999. He has spearheaded nearly a decade of revitalized FCC enforcement 
> activities on the ham bands, after some 15 years of "benign neglect" by 
> the Commission. Hollingsworth assured CQ that the FCC's active enforcement 
> of amateur radio rules will continue even after his retirement.
>
> Hollingsworth is a native of South Carolina and holds a Master's degree in 
> political science from the University of South Carolina as well as a law 
> degree from Wake Forest University Law School. Prior to taking the reins 
> of amateur radio rules enforcement, Hollingsworth served in several other 
> FCC positions, including Deputy Chief of Licensing and Assistant Chief of 
> the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. He works out of the FCC's 
> Gettysburg, Pennsylvania office."
>
> That's not good news, as Riley has (IMHO) done a really fine job in that 
> position, and the FCC will be hard-pressed to find anyone to fill his 
> shoes half as well.....

          73,

               Joey