GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (W.) Sept. 6, 2006 -- Illinois Family Institute announced the appointment of David Smith as its new executive director, succeed Peter LaBarbera, who is resigning to create a national organization dedicated to confronting what he called the homosexual activist agenda.
Smith, 37, has served as senior policy analyst at the Institute since coming on board in March 2004, and is leading the push for a statewide Marriage Protection Referendum in Illinois. He gained national respect as a decency advocate, the institute said, after filing 70 FCC complaints against Chicago shock-jock Eric "Mancow" Muller, resulting in a $300,000 fine against Mancow's parent company, Emmis Communications Corp.
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