Ness Odds-On Favorite for FCC Chairmanship

NESS ODDS-ON FAVORITE FOR FCC CHAIRMANSHIP
[SOURCE: tvnewsday, AUTHOR: Kim McAvoy]
If, then if, then most-likely, or, at least, maybe. If Sen Clinton (D-NY) wins her party's nomination for President if she then beats the candidates from all the other parties, then she may pick former FCC Commissioner Susan Ness to be FCC chairman (she'd be first woman to hold the post). Ness is a big fundraiser for Sen Clinton as she was for then-Gov Bill Clinton (D-AR) back in '92. Most-recently, she was involved in the radio syndication business. GreenStone Media was a venture aimed at creating female-oriented programming for radio, satellite radio and the Internet. However, the project closed down in August after just a year in operation. Ness, of course, would to a large extent reflect the views of President Hillary Clinton on media and telecommunications, but not much is known about them at this point. Sen Clinton has expressed concerns about the impact of media on children. Her campaign Web site says: “Among the issues she has fought for and will make a priority as president are: Protecting children against violence and sexual content in the media and studying the impact of electronic media on children's cognitive, social and physical development.” If, say, Sen Obama wins the race for president, he's more likely to go with former FCC staffers Blair Levin, Julius Genachowski, Karen Kornbluh, or Donald Gipps. Of course, there's two sitting FCC commissioners who might make anyone's short list, too. And if I win the election -- well, OK, that's unlikely given my college indiscretions....
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/11/07/daily.7/