Michael Edwin Hobbs

Background

Hobbs, Michael Edwin was born on November 26, 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert Boyd and Barbara Alberta (Davis) Hobbs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1962; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1965.

Career

Staff counsel, assistant to general manager, Station WGBH Ednl. Foundation, Boston, 1966-1967; executive assistant educational television stations, National Association Ednl. Broadcasters, Washington, 1967-1970; secretary, Public Broadcasting Service, Washington, 1970-1987; general counsel, Public Broadcasting Service, Washington, 1970-1971; director administration, Public Broadcasting Service, Washington, 1970-1973; vice president, Public Broadcasting Service, Washington, 1973-1976; senior vice president, Public Broadcasting Service, Washington, 1976-1987; senior vice president for policy and planning, Public Broadcasting Service, Washington, 1987-1991; senior fellow, Hartford Gunn Institute, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1991.

Achievements

• Michael Edwin Hobbs has been listed as a noteworthy broadcast executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Alexandria Republican City Committee, since 1997, chairman 1998-2000. Board directors Old Town Civic Association, 2001-2010, president, 2004-2006. Board directors Agenda: Alexandria, since 2005, treasurer, 2006-2010, vice chair, since 2010.

Board director Friends of Carlyte House, since 2010, Alexandria Federation Civic Associations, since 2006, co-chair 2006-2008. Member of American Bar Association, National Academy television Arts and Sciences, George Town Club, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Ann Reed, September 16, 1989.

Father:

Robert Boyd Hobbs

Mother:

Barbara Alberta (Davis) Hobbs

Spouse:

Ann Reed