Commission
Meeting Agenda
A Public Notice of the Federal Communications
Federal Communications Commission Commission
445 12th Street, S.W. News Media Information (202) 418-0500
Washington, D.C. 20554 Fax-On-Demand (202) 418-2830
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*The summaries listed in this notice are intended for the use of the 
public attending open Commission meetings. Information not 
summarized may also be considered at such meetings.  Consequently 
these summaries should not be interpreted to limit the Commission's 
authority to consider any relevant information.
 September 17, 2007
FCC Announces Agenda for Public Hearing 
on Media Ownership in Chicago, Illinois
(NOTE:  The information included in the previously released meeting agenda is supplemented in 
this notice.)
The Federal Communications Commission today announced further details of its 
previously announced Chicago, Illinois, field hearing regarding media ownership (see
announcements dated July 19, 2007, and September 4, 2007).
As previously announced, the hearing date, time, and location are as follows:  
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2007
Time:
Location:
4:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Operation Push 
National Headquarters 
Dr. Kings Workshop
930 East 50th Street 
(corner of South Drexel Blvd.)
Chicago, Illinois 60615
The purpose of the hearing is to fully involve the public in the process of the 2006 
Quadrennial Broadcast Media Ownership Review that the Commission is currently conducting.  
This hearing is the fifth in a series of six media ownership hearings the Commission intends to 
hold across the country.
The hearing is open to the public, and seating will be available on a first-come, first-
served basis.  The hearing format will enable members of the public to participate via open 
microphone.  
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There will be two panels, each followed by a period for public comment. 
Agenda and list of witnesses follows:
(All Times CST)
4:00 p.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks
4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion 1: Perspectives on Media Ownership
Charles Benton, Chairman, Benton Foundation
Karen Bond, Executive Director, National Black Coalition for Media Justice 
Cynthia Canary, Director, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
John Chadwick, Vice President, General Manager, WREX-TV (NBC), Rockford, Illinois
Melody Spann Cooper, General Manager, WVON(AM), Chicago, Illinois
Marv Dyson, Director of Operations, WKKC-FM, Kennedy-King College; Founding Partner, 
Urban Radio Broadcasting LLC
Tom Langmyer, Vice President and General Manager, WGN Radio, Chicago, Illinois
Dorothy Leavell, Publisher/Editor, The Chicago Crusader
Dennis Lyle, President and CEO, Illinois Broadcasters Association 
Doug Nowakowski, International Representative, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Silvia Rivera, General Manager, WRTE-FM, RadioArt
Dana Withers, President, Dana Communications, Inc., Benton, Illinois 
5:30 p.m. Public Comments 
7:30 p.m. Break 
8:00 p.m. Panel Discussion 2: Perspectives on Media Ownership
Linda Sue Brown, TV News Producer, WBBM-TV
Kristine Laudadio Devine, Juris Doctor Candidate, Class of 2008, Northwestern University 
School of Law
Cliff Kelley, Radio Show Host, WVON(AM), Chicago, Illinois
John Lavine, Dean, Northwesterns Medill School of Journalism
Joyce McCullough, Publisher, NewsTribune, LaSalle, Illinois, and General Manager,
WLPO(AM)/WAJK(FM), LaSalle, Illinois and WKOT(FM), Marseilles, Illinois 
Milly Santiago, Former Reporter, WSNS-TV, Telemundo
Jim Speta, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law
Patric Verrone, President, Writers Guild America West
9:00 p.m. Public Comments
11:00 p.m. Wrap-Up/Adjournment
The moderator will be Louis Sigalos, Chief of the Consumer Affairs & Outreach Division, 
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, FCC
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A live audio cast of the hearing will be available at the FCCs website at www.fcc.gov on 
a first-come, first-served basis.  The public may also file comments or other documents with the 
Commission and should reference docket number 06-121 when filing by paper or submit your 
filing electronically by going to http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi and enter 
proceeding number 06-121. Filing instructions are provided at 
http://www.fcc.gov/ownership/comments.html.
Sign language interpreters and open captioning will be provided for this event. Other 
reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a 
description of the accommodation needed, and include a way we can contact you if we need 
more information.  Please make your request as early as possible. Last minute requests will be 
accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer 
& Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
Spanish language translation service will be provided at this location.
For additional information about the hearing, please visit the FCCs website at 
http://www.fcc.gov/ownership.  Press inquiries should be directed to Mary Diamond at 202-418-
2388, or Clyde Ensslin, at 202-418-0506.
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