Star Scientific, Inc. announced the appointment of Ms. Talhia T. Tuck as the company's new Vice President for Communications and Investor Relations as of April 18, 2012. Ms. Tuck will assume the position previously held by Ms. Sara T. Machir since 2003. Ms. Tuck has a broad range of media and public relations skills as a result of her prior experiences in TV and print journalism, which started in 2001 when she was a researcher for the Nightly News with Tom Brokaw in New York City. Subsequently, she returned to Washington, D.C. as an Assistant Producer for The Chris Matthew Show where she was part of the original team that launched that nationally syndicated political talk show in 2002-2003.