NEWS News media Information 202 / 418-0500Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202/418-2555Internet: http://www.fcc.govftp.fcc.gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12th 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). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT August 13, 2007 Clyde Ensslin 202-418-0506 STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN KEVIN J. MARTIN ON DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS’ COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN’S HEALTH “I want to join Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) and FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Deborah Taylor Tate in congratulating Discovery Communications on their decision to license the Discovery Kids name and characters for use only in connection with healthy food and beverage products. I appreciate Discovery’s commitment to children’s health evident in their participation in the Task Force on Media and Childhood Obesity. I also appreciate Discovery’s example of voluntary commitment, high standards and good corporate citizenship.” # # #