Mellgren appointed to Board of Governors

Ken Mellgren, chair of the National Press Club Broadcast Committee, was named to the Club’s Board of Governors to fill the unexpired term of Jessica Brady, who resigned due to work commitments.

Mellgren is in his third year as chair of the Broadcast Committee. He’s also been a member of the History & Heritage Committee, Retention Committee and 2011 Inaugural Committee.

He spent 16 years with AP Broadcast in Washington, was a former program director at WRC Talk Radio and was a manager with Cox Broadcasting, Greater Media and General Electric Broadcasting.

He’s a former president and current board member of the National Capital Radio & Television Museum in Bowie, Md.