[KFCF Friends] FCC Localism Hearings on KFCF FM

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KFCF will air the Pacifica  broadcast of the FCC Localism hearing this Wednesday, Jan 28, 2004 from 3:30 to 7:30 PM.
Pacifica coverage:
FCC Localism Task Force: Public Hearing on Localism

Four-hour public hearing held by the FCC Localism Task Force presided over 
by FCC Chairman Michael Powell. Anchored by KPFT-Pacifica's Otis McCLay.


The Localism Task Force of the FCC has released further details of the San Antonio field hearing regarding broadcast localism. Chairman Michael Powell will preside along with Commissioners Kathleen Abernathy, Michael Copps, and Jonathan Adelstein. The hearing will be held Jan. 28, 2004, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the City Council Chamber, Municipal Plaza Building, San Antonio, TX. 

The purpose of the hearing is to gather information from consumers, industry, civic organizations and others on broadcasters' service to their local communities. An important focus of the hearing will be to gather information and to conduct outreach for the ongoing nationwide round of broadcast station license renewals. The designated speakers were selected to compose balanced and informative panels, and include representatives from consumer and advocacy groups, the creative community and broadcasters. The hearing format will enable members of the public to participate via "open microphone" and submission of written questions. 

Confirmed panelists include: 
a.. Ray Benson, co-founder/guitarist/vocalist of the band "Asleep at the Wheel"; board member, The Recording Academy, Texas Chapter. 
a.. Lydia Camarillo, vice president, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, San Antonio. 
a.. John Freeman, chief operations officer, Southern Development Foundation, licensee of low-power FM station KOCZ-LP, Opelousas, LA. 
a.. Steve Giust, general manager, KWEX-TV (Univision), San Antonio. 
a.. Tom Glade, vice president/market manager, Clear Channel Radio, San Antonio. 
a.. Jerry Hanszen, owner and general manager, KMHT AM-FM, Marshall, TX, and KGAS AM-FM, Carthage, TX. 
a.. Joe Linson, vice president, NAACP, San Antonio Branch. 
a.. Robert G. McGann, president and general manager, KENS-TV (CBS) (Belo), San Antonio. 
a.. Oscar Moran, senior advisor to the executive board and former president, League of United Latin American Citizens, San Antonio 
a.. Ray Rossman, director, Parents Television Council, San Antonio Chapter. 

A detailed agenda along with the final roster of panelists will be released prior to the hearing. 
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