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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322  FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT: 
 December  2,  2004  Jordan  Goldstein:  (202)  418-  2000  Johanna  Shelton  :  (202)  418-  2300 
 COPPS  AND  ADELSTEIN  ANNOUNCE  AGENDA  FOR  FORUM  ON  MEDIA  CONCENTRATION  IN  ST.  PAUL,  MN  ON  DECEMBER  9 
 Washington,  DC  –  Commissioners  Michael  J.  Copps  and  Jonathan  S.  Adelstein  today  announced  the  agenda  for  the  forum  on  media  concentration  to  be  held  in  St.  Paul,  MN.  The 
 forum  is  being  held  Thursday,  December  9,  2004,  from  7:  00  PM  to  11:  00  PM,  in  Sundin  Music  Hall  at  Hamline  University. 


 The  hearing  will  be  organized  into  two  panels  –  “Local  News  and  Information,”  and  “Media  Diversity.”  After  the  panels,  there  will  be  an  opportunity  for  members  of  the  general 
 public  to  make  comments. 
 The  purpose  of  the  hearing  is  to  give  citizens  outside  of  Washington,  DC,  an  opportunity  to  voice  their  opinions  about  media  consolidation  and  to  offer  comments  on  how  the  agency  can 
 develop  protections  that  provide  citizens  with  viewpoints  from  a  diversity  of  sources  and  enhance  the  marketplace  of  ideas. 


 The  forum  is  open  to  the  public  and  seating  will  be  available  on  a  first-  come,  first-  served  basis.  All  interested  persons  are  invited  to  attend. 
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 ST.  PAUL  TOWN  MEETING  Sundin  Music  Hall 
 Hamline  University 
 Thursday,  December  9,  2004 
 7:  00  p.  m.  –  11:  00  p.  m. 


 7:  00  p.  m.  –  7:  30  p.  m.  Welcome  and  Introductory  Remarks  Michael  J.  Copps,  Commissioner,  FCC 
 Jonathan  S.  Adelstein,  Commissioner,  FCC  Dr.  Larry  Osnes,  President,  Hamline  University 


 7:  30  p.  m.  –  8:  15  p.  m.  Panel  Discussion:  Local  News  and  Information  Moderator:  George  Latimer,  Professor,  Macalester  College; 
 former  Mayor  of  St.  Paul  Colleen  Aho,  Executive  Director,  American  Federation  of 
 Television  and  Radio  Artists  (AFTRA),  Twin  Cities  Local  Ken  Goldstein,  Professor,  University  of  Wisconsin 
 Robert  W.  Hubbard,  Vice  President,  Hubbard  Broadcasting  and  President,  Hubbard  Television 
 Bob  Bundgaard,  President,  KLKS-  FM,  Breezy  Point,  MN  Al  Christopherson,  President,  Minnesota  Farm  Bureau 


 8:  15  p.  m.  -  9:  00  p.  m.  Panel  Discussion:  Media  Diversity  Moderator:  George  Latimer,  Professor,  Macalester  College; 
 former  Mayor  of  St.  Paul  Nicholas  Johnson,  Professor,  University  of  Iowa  College  of  Law; 
 former  Commissioner,  FCC  Janis  Lane-  Ewart,  Executive  Director,  KFAI 
 Lorena  Duarte,  Editor,  La  Prensa  de  Minnesota  Sarah  Nelson,  Assistant  News  Director,  KUOM,  Univ.  of 
 Minnesota 
 9:  00  p.  m.  -  9:  15  p.  m.  Break 
 9:  15  p.  m.  –  11:  00  p.  m.  Public  Comments  Moderator:  Elizabeth  Nordling,  League  of  Women  Voters  of 
 Minnesota 
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