May 17, 1988

Hiring & Promotion in Cable TV & the Broadcast Industry

The subcommittee held an oversight hearing on equal employment opportunity hiring and promotion practices affecting minorities in the… read more

The subcommittee held an oversight hearing on equal employment opportunity hiring and promotion practices affecting minorities in the broadcast, cable, and telecommunications industries. This video includes the original advertisements that aired in 1988.

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Jerry Blakemore Director Department of Labor->Contract Compliance
Harold Burlingame Vice President American Telephone and Telegraph->Human Resources

Franklin Chow Representative Chinese for Affirmative Action
Jim Cooper U.S. Representative [D] Tennessee
Paul Downing Representative U.S. Telecom Association
Gwen Moore Assemblymember [D] California
Carlos J. Moorhead U.S. Representative [R] California
Clarence Thomas Chair U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Beverly Chain Director United Church of Christ->Office of Communications
Cardiss Collins U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Armando Duron Director National Hispanic Media Coalition
Edward Fritts President and CEO National Association of Broadcasters
Mickey Leland U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Pluria Marshall Chairman National Black Media Coalition
James Mooney President and CEO National Cable Television Association
Dennis Patrick Chairman Federal Communications Commission
Bill Richardson U.S. Representative [D] New Mexico

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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance

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Program ID:: 2667-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 20, 1988 | 12:26pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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May 20, 1988 | 12:26pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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