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COMMISSIONER DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE HONORED WITH 
2008 COMMUNICATIONS GOOD SCOUT AWARD
On February 21, 2008, FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate was honored by the 
National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America with the 2008 “Communications 
Good Scout Award.”  The award was presented by Alan F. Lambert, Scout Executive of the 
National Capital Area Council during a luncheon ceremony at the Renaissance Washington.  
Serving as co-chairmen for the luncheon were Dr. David K. Rehr, President and CEO of the 
National Association of Broadcasters, and Dan Glickman, Chairman and CEO of the Motion 
Picture Association of America. 
During the ceremony, Commissioner Tate talked about the influence scouting had on her 
son Will, a former Boy Scout who reached the rank of Eagle Scout.  “I wanted to note a few of 
the gifts you gave my son and recognize they are part of the Boy Scout way of life that travels far 
beyond the scouting years into adulthood….”
The Communications Good Scout Award is presented annually to leaders in the 
communications field who practice the ideas of the scout oath and law in their daily lives.  
Commissioner Tate is very proud to be the first female recipient of this award.