Josh Byerly

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Byerly inside Mission Control
Byerly inside Mission Control

Josh Byerly is a public affairs officer for NASA and is based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. He is an award-winning writer[1] [2] and former television personality.

[edit] Career

In his role at NASA, Byerly works in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs as a NASA spokesperson and serves as one of the "voices of NASA", providing commentary from inside Mission Control during space shuttle and International Space Station missions.

Byerly began his career as a television reporter and producer for KBTX, the CBS affiliate in Bryan, Texas. After that, he moved to Dallas to work for two media/public relations firms, Springbok Cohn & Wolfe and The Point Group. Byerly managed the media relations campaigns for several top-tier clients during this time. He then worked for Flowserve Corporation in Dallas as the global communications manager for the company's 14,000 employees.

He is a frequent public speaker on the topics of communication, media relations and public engagement and serves as a mentor for college students. He has received multiple awards from the International Association of Business Communicators and other organizations.

[edit] Education

Byerly holds a bachelor of science in journalism from Texas A&M University and a master of business administration in global management.

[edit] References

  1. ^ IABC (2007). Top Dallas Communicators Honored. IABC. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  2. ^ Flowserve (2007). Flowserve recognized with three awards. Flowserve. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.