The deputy chief of the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Yul Kwon, has left the agency to host the new PBS television series "America Revealed," the agency announced this week.
Kwon joined the agency in 2009 and has been a key player in several FCC initiatives involving the National Broadband Plan, consumer protection and education, child online safety, childhood obesity, distracted driving and wireless network security. His last official day at the FCC was Friday, Jan. 7.
"Yul is a remarkable individual and his contributions here at the FCC will have a lasting impact," said Joel Gurin, bureau chief of the FCC's consumer and governmental affairs division, in a statement. The FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau handles the agency's consumer policies, including disability access.
Kwon's diverse career includes a 2006 stint on the CBS reality show "Survivor," when he became the first Asian American to win. He has also worked as a special correspondent for CNN and as a co-host for the Discovery Channel. Kwon has also lectured at the FBI Academy; served as an aide to Sen. Joe Lieberman; and practiced law as an attorney at Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis and at Venture Law Group.
In his new post at PBS, Kwon will act as an adventurous guide for a new perspective on America life which uses aerial footage, high-definition video and real-time satellite data to show how the country's infrastructure works. The series is produced by Lion Television and is slated to air in fall 2011.