Airwaves & Liberty

The FCC has set the agenda and named the panelists for the sixth and last in its series of public hearings on localism and media ownership, set for Wednesday, October 31, at 9 a.m. ET in an FCC meeting room in Washington, DC.

On the agenda will be a presentation by the FCC’s Media Bureau, a panel discussion, and a period for public comment.

Among the scheduled panelists: AFTRA National First VP Bob Edwards, former host of NPR’s Morning Edition and now host of The Bob Edwards Show on XM Satellite Radio; Capital Broadcasting President/CEO Jim Goodman; Rainbow/PUSH Coalition President the Rev. Jesse Jackson; Media Access project President/CEO Andrew Jay Schwartzman; and NABEF President and NAB Television EVP Marcellus Alexander.

Geez, they managed to arrange quite a panel on five days’ notice.

Want to listen to or watch the localism hearing via webstream? The FCC only provides 200 free webstreams, and I imagine they’ll max out tomorrow. Go to the FCC’s A/V webpage before 9:00am, reload the page at exactly 9:00am and log on to a stream. Also, note that the only supported media player is Real Player. If you don’t care for Real Player (as I don’t), try out Real Alternative.