Who might receive the call to head the FCC?

As the Federal Communications Commission has emerged from obscurity over the past few decades, the position of the agency's chairman has become more and more coveted. Today, the FCC is building the infrastructure of the 21st century, a far cry from the pure-play broadcast licenser it was a few decades ago. Some names being bandied about as Barack Obama's picks include Julius Genachowski, Lawrence Strickling, Don Gips, Blair Levin, and current FCC Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps. If Sen McCain is elected, his pick could be Pablo Chavez, a top Google Inc. lobbyist; Bill Baily, a former McCain staffer and Disney lobbyist; or Rick Davis, McCain's campaign manager who has represented Verizon and SBC Communications. Charles Black, a political adviser to McCain's campaign, is another possible McCain chairman, as is FCC commissioner Robert McDowell, a GOP nominee.