I went back and checked my sauce and it looks like you are correct. No MILINT background, MEDIA background. Dad was a sportswriter, Mom was a television personality. I don’t know much about television in Canoogistan, but isn’t all broadcast media owned by the government?
If it isn’t owned by the Hoser gubmint it’s significantly controlled by them. Neil You g’s dad was a legend in Canada. He was a cohost of Hockey Night in Canada, which back in the day was watched by 188% of every Canadian family because hockey is all they have.