David Goodfriend is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 children's attorney and former Clinton Administration aide, where he served as Deputy Staff Secretary to President William J. Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

. Goodfriend's politics and government career also includes staff positions with Rep. Charles B. Rangel, Sen. Herb Kohl

Herb Kohl

Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl is the senior U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and a member of the Democratic Party. He is also a philanthropist and the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks National Basketball Association team...

, and as legal advisor to Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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er Susan Ness

Goodfriend is co-host of "Left Jab

Left Jab

Left Jab is an irreverent, informative and provocative two-hour talk radio show in the United States, hosted by David Goodfriend and Mark Walsh, co-founders of Air America Radio, and written and produced by Michael Goodfriend. The show features segments and interviews covering politics and...

" on XM Satellite Radio and is a politics contributor on MSNBC

MSNBC

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.

Goodfriend was a co-founder and EVP/General Counsel of Air America Radio

Air America Radio

Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...

, and is an executive at EchoStar Satellite LLC (DISH Network

Dish Network

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).

Goodfriend is also on the board of the Sports Fans Coalition, a coalition of sports activists, fighting for more rights for sports fans.

External links

• Sports Fans Coalition Website