Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) has made public the list of panelists who will testify at the Commerce Committee's day-long "Open Forum on Decency" today on Capitol Hill. Heading the list is FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. A few loose ends seem to have been tied since an earlier list released came out last week. For one thing, that list included only companies and organizations - - the FCC was listed, but not Martin. More interesting was the inclusion of ABC/Disney as the lone network. That large, triple-header loose end has been tied, with Fox/News Corp., NBC/GE and CBS/Viacom all added to the new roster. Also, as predicted, the Parents Television Council was tapped after not making the first list - - in fact, two individuals are coming from PTC. Frequent testifier Brent Bozell will be joined by Executive Director Tim Winter.
RBR observation:
Do you think, as a balance to the well-represented forces for decency, that they'll make Larry Flynt a last-minute roster add to provide counterpoint? Nahhhhhhhhh...
List of witnesses
* Kevin Martin, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
* Matt Polka, President/CEO, American Cable Association
* Kyle McSlarrow, President/CEO, NCTA
* Dr. Frank Wright, President, National Religious Broadcasters
* Bruce Reese, Joint Board Chairman, NAB
* Preston Padden, EVP, Worldwide Government Affairs, ABC/Disney
* Alan Wurtzel, President, Research and Media Development, NBC/GE
* Martin Franks, Executive Vice President, CBS
* Lee Bartlett, Executive Vice President, Fox/News Corp.
* Dr. Paul Crouch Sr., President, Trinity Broadcasting Network
* Dan Fawcett, EVP, Business and Legal Affairs, DIRECTV
* David Moskowitz, EVP and General Counsel, Echostar Satellite
* Steve Largent, President/CEO, CTIA-The Wireless Association
* Jessica Marventano, SVP, Clear Channel Communications
* Bill Bailey, SVP, Regulatory and Government Affairs, XM Radio
* Jack Valenti, Motion Picture Association of America
* David G. Kinney, CEO, PSVratings
* Jim Dyke, Executive Director, TV Watch
* Tim Winter, Executive Director, Parents Television Council
* Brent Bozell, President, Parents Television Council
* Roberta Combs, President, Christian Coalition of America
* Doug Lowenstein, President, Entertainment Software Association
* Joey Pantoliano, Co-President, The Creative Coalition
* Ed Merlis, SVP, United States Telephone Association
* Jim Steyer, Chief Executive Officer, Common Sense Media