- Josh Byerly
Josh Byerly is a public affairs officer and spokesman for
NASA and is based at theJohnson Space Center inHouston, Texas . He is an award-winning writer and former television personality.cite web | url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Top+Dallas+Communicators+Honored+at+2006+Dallas%2FIABC+Quill+Awards.-a0154087155| title = Top Dallas Communicators Honored | author=IABC|publisher = IABC|year=2007|accessdate = 2008-01-28] cite web | url = http://www.valmate.com.tw/Valmat.Site/Pages/ePortal/eNewInfo.aspx?NEWID=7| title = Flowserve recognized with three awards | author=Flowserve|publisher = Flowserve|year=2007|accessdate = 2008-01-28]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 duringspace shuttle andInternational Space Station missions. He is next scheduled to serve as a commentator during the STS-125 mission, which will be the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.cite web | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/currentglance.html| title = CBS NEWS STS-125 Quick-Look Background | author=CBS NEWS|publisher = CBS NEWS|year=2008|accessdate = 2008-09-28]Byerly began his career as a television reporter and producer for
KBTX , theCBS 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 forFlowserve 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.Education
Byerly holds a bachelor of science in journalism from
Texas A&M University and a master of business administration in global management.References
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