Brian Conniff Email & Phone Number

Brian T. Conniff is President of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN), broadcasting news and information in Arabic to the Middle East. As President of MBN, Conniff oversees the operation of the popular radio network Radio Sawa, as well as, two television channels: Alhurra and Alhurra-Iraq. According to international research firms such as ACNielsen, Alhurra and Radio Sawa have an unduplicated weekly reach of an estimated 35 million people in the Middle East. Sponsored by the U.S. Government, MBN’s mission is to broadcast accurate, timely and relevant news and information about the region, the world and the United States to a broad, Arabic-speaking audience. Prior to joining MBN, Conniff was the Executive Director of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the U.S. Government agency that oversees all U.S-funded, non-military international broadcasting. The BBG is headed by a part-time, bipartisan board of governors. As Executive Director, Conniff served as the agency’s senior management official responsible for implementing the policy decisions of the BBG. He directed the agency’s strategic planning, budget formulation and allocation process, and provided oversight and coordination of all U.S.-funded international broadcasting entities – Voice of America, Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio/TV Marti), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Radio Sawa/Alhurra TV), and the International Broadcasting Bureau. From 1999 to 2002 Conniff served as the acting director of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). In this capacity Conniff was responsible for the day-to-day management of bureau activities, including the operations of the Voice of America, Radio and TV Marti, and a worldwide engineering and transmission network. During his tenure, IBB made the transition from a radio-based organization to a multi-media enterprise, significantly expanding the use of the Internet and television.

Listed skills include Broadcast, Television, Broadcast Television, and Radio.

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  President

  Middle East Broadcast Networks

  Jun 2006 - Present