FCC Commissioners Copps and Adelstein to Attend Town Hall Meeting on Diversity in the Broadcast Industry in New York City Oct. 19

FCC Commissioners Copps and Adelstein to Attend Town Hall Meeting on Diversity in the Broadcast Industry in New York City Oct. 19

Event Offers the Public an Opportunity to Discuss Media's Treatment of People of Color

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Communications Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps will attend a town hall meeting/public hearing in New York City on Oct. 19 to take part in a discussion on diversity in the broadcast industry.

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The FCC commissioners will hear from the public and a panel of experts their views on how television and radio stations serve the news and informational needs of people of color. The meeting will also focus on the impact of media consolidation on communities of color.

WHAT: Town Hall/Public Hearing on the Future of Diversity in the Nation's
Media

WHEN: Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Hunter College Kaye Playhouse, located at East 68th Street between
Park and Lexington Avenue.

WHO: FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, community
leaders, media representatives and concerned citizens.

The town hall will begin with a panel. The panelists include:

Juan Gonzalez, columnist, New York Daily News
Anthony Riddle, executive director, Alliance for Community Media
Betty Ellen Berlamino, vice president/general manager, WPIX-TV, New York
Arlene Davila, professor of anthropology and American Studies, New
York University
Mona Mangan, executive director, Writer's Guild of America East

This meeting is sponsored by the National Hispanic Media Coalition/National Latino Media Council, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Institute for Latino Policy and in partnership with Free Press, a national public policy group and R.E.A.C.Hip-Hop.

CONTACTS: Daniela Montalvo of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, +1-202-662-7152, dmontalvo@nahj.org; or the National Hispanic Media Coalition, New York Chapter, +1-212-965-9758, MediaCoalition@aol.com; or Craig Aaron of Free Press, +1-202-265-1490, caaron@freepress.net.

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CONTACT: Daniela Montalvo of the National Association of Hispanic
Journalists, +1-202-662-7152, dmontalvo@nahj.org; or the National Hispanic
Media Coalition, New York Chapter, +1-212-965-9758, MediaCoalition@aol.com; or
Craig Aaron of Free Press, +1-202-265-1490, caaron@freepress.net

Web site: http://www.nahj.org/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Commissioner Copps and Adelstein are available for interviews prior to the event. Please contact their offices: Rudy Brioche with Commissioner Adelstein's Office: +1-202-418-2300. Jessica Rosenworcel with Commissioner Copps' office: +1-202-418-2000

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