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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  03-  3312  RM-  10803 
 October  20,  2003 
 AGENDA  RELEASED  FOR  FCC’S  OCTOBER  22nd  CHARLOTTE  FIELD  HEARING  ON  BROADCAST  LOCALISM 


 This  Public  Notice  is  to  announce  the  agenda  for  the  previously  announced  field  hearing  regarding  broadcast  localism.  (See  Public  Notices  dated  October  15,  2003,  DA  03-  3226  and 
 October  20,  2003,  DA  03-  3311.)  Specifically,  the  hearing  is  scheduled  as  follows: 
 Date/  Time:  Wednesday,  October  22,  2003  5:  30  PM  –  8:  45  PM 
 Location:  Charlotte-  Mecklenburg  Government  Meeting  Chamber  600  East  Fourth  Street 
 Charlotte,  North  Carolina 
 Chairman  Powell  will  preside  along  with  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps  and  Adelstein. 
 The  purpose  of  the  hearing  is  to  gather  information  from  consumers,  industry,  civic  organizations,  and  others  on  broadcasters’  service  to  their  local  communities.  An  important 
 focus  of  the  hearing  will  be  to  gather  information  and  to  conduct  outreach  for  the  nationwide  round  of  broadcast  station  license  renewals  that  is  just  beginning.  The  panel  members  were 
 selected  with  the  goal  of  making  the  panels  balanced  and  informative,  and  include  representatives  from  consumer  and  advocacy  groups,  the  creative  community,  and  commercial 
 and  noncommercial  broadcasters.  The  program  has  been  designed  to  permit  members  of  the  public  to  participate  via  an  open  microphone  and  also  by  submitting  written  questions  at  the 
 hearing.  The  agenda  containing  a  list  of  panelists  is  attached. 
 Open  captioning  will  be  provided  for  this  event.  Other  reasonable  accommodations  for  people  with  disabilities  are  available  upon  request.  Please  include  a  description  of  the 
 accommodation  needed,  providing  as  much  detail  as  you  can,  as  well  as  contact  information  in  case  additional  information  is  needed.  Please  make  your  request  as  early  as  possible.  All 
 requests  will  be  accepted  and  every  effort  will  be  made  to  fulfill  them,  although  timing  considerations  may  make  that  impossible  in  some  cases.  Please  send  a  request  by  e-  mail  to 
 fcc504@  fcc.  gov,  or  call  the  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau: 
 For  sign  language  interpreters,  CART,  and  other  reasonable  accommodations,  202-  418-  0530  (voice),  202-  418-  0432  (TTY); 
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 For  accessible  format  materials  (Braille,  large  print,  electronic  files,  and  audio  format),  202-  418-  0531  (voice),  202-  418-  7365  (TTY). 
 A  live  audiocast  of  the  hearing  will  be  available  at  the  FCC’s  website  at  www.  fcc.  gov  on  a  first-  come,  first-  served  basis.  In  addition,  the  hearing  will  be  recorded,  and  the  record  will  be 
 made  available  to  the  public.  The  public  may  also  file  comments  or  other  documents  with  the  Commission  and  should  reference  RM-  10803.  Filing  instructions  are  provided  at 
 http://  hraunfoss.  fcc.  gov/  edocs_  public/  attachmatch/  DOC-  239578A1.  doc. 
 For  additional  information  about  the  hearing  or  the  Localism  Task  Force,  please  visit  the  Task  Force’s  website  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  localism,  or  contact  the  Task  Force  directly  at  202- 
 418-  7777,  or  at  localism@  fcc.  gov.  Press  inquiries  should  be  directed  to  Michelle  Russo,  at  202-  418-  2358,  or  Meribeth  McCarrick,  at  202-  418-  0654. 


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 BROADCAST  LOCALISM  PUBLIC  HEARING  Charlotte,  North  Carolina 
 October  22,  2003 
 Agenda 
 5:  30-  5:  45  Opening  remarks 
 5:  45-  6:  30  Panel  1 
 Jim  Keelor  President  &  COO,  Liberty  Corporation 
 Licensee  of  Television  Stations  in  Columbia,  South  Carolina  and  Wilmington,  North  Carolina 


 Debbie  Kwei  General  Manager,  WCHH-  FM  (Radio  One) 
 Harrisburg,  North  Carolina 
 Tift  Merritt  Singer/  Songwriter 


 Joan  Siefert  Rose  General  Manager,  WUNC-  FM  (Noncommercial)  (University  of  North  Carolina) 
 Chapel  Hill,  North  Carolina 
 Commissioner  and  Audience  Questions 
 6:  30-  7:  35  Open  Microphone 
 7:  35-  7:  50  Break 
 7:  50-  8:  40  Panel  2 
 Terri  Avery  Operations  Manager/  Program  Director,  WBAV-  FM  (Viacom  /Infinity) 
 Gastonia,  North  Carolina 
 Jim  Goodmon,  President  and  CEO 
 Capitol  Broadcasting  Company  Licensee  of  Television  Stations  in  Charlotte,  Raleigh  and  Wilmington,  North 
 Carolina  and  a  Radio  Station  in  Raleigh,  North  Carolina 
 Mary  Klenz  President,  North  Carolina  League  of  Women  Voters 
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 John  Rustin  Director,  Government  Relations 
 North  Carolina  Family  Policy  Council 
 Michael  Ward  General  Manager,  WNCN-  TV  (NBC  Owned  and  Operated) 
 Goldsboro,  North  Carolina 
 Commissioner  and  Audience  Questions 
 8:  40-  8:  45  Closing  remarks 
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