Obama names Genachowski as FCC chair

[blueclown]

Source: Triangle Business Journal

Finally, it’s official: D.C. venture capitalist Julius Genachowski was nominated Tuesday by President Barack Obama to chair the Federal Communications Commission.

Genachowski would succeed Kevin Martin, the current FCC chairman and a former student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Genachowski’s ties to Obama go back to the Harvard Law Review, and he served as an adviser on technology policy during the 2008 campaign. He is cofounder and managing director of LaunchBox Digital, an early-stage investment firm in the District, and Rock Creek Ventures, a D.C. venture capital firm. He also worked as a senior executive for eight years at IAC/InterActiveCorp.

During the Clinton administration, Genachowski served as chief counsel to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt as well as special counsel to William Kennard, when Kennard served as general counsel.

“He will bring to the job diverse and unparalleled experience in communications and technology, “ Obama said.



Read more: http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/03/02/daily25.html

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Hopefully he faces a swift confirmation process. Now hopefully the FCC can finally get to work bringing the public airwaves back to the people.

[rurallib]

1. Looks like he favors net nuetrality.

Thought I had read earlier that he also favored lowering the allowable media consolidations, but can't find anything on that right now.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. Can't be worse than K-Mart.

[Blue_Tires]

3. or Powell...

I love how Martin is described as "a former student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill." instead of something that may show he was actually qualified or something...

first order of business: smashing monopoly ownerships...

[LeftHander]

4. Low Power FM!!! Market Ownership Restrictions....!!

Public access to airwaves....!!!


Return the media to the people.