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Decency witnesses head to The Hill today

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




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