June 25, 1996

Free Air Time for Presidential Campaigns

Members of the Federal Communications Commission heard from policy-makers and media executives on a proposal for free television time for presidential campaigns.

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John Andrews Managing Director TCI->News
Bill Bradley U.S. Senator [D] New Jersey

Rachelle Chong Commissioner Federal Communications Commission
Timothy B. Dyk Attorney
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. Co-Chair Commission on Presidential Debates
John Hagelin Presidential Candidate (Former) United States (Natural Law)
Reed E. Hundt Chair Federal Communications Commission
Kathleen Hall Jamieson Dean University of Pennsylvania->Annenberg School for Communication
Charles Manatt Chairman (Former) Democratic National Committee
Ann McBride President Common Cause
John S. McCain III U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Arizona
William J. McCarter President WTTW-TV
Michael Meyerson Professor University of Baltimore->School of Law
Rupert Murdoch Chair and CEO News Corporation
Susan Ness Commissioner Federal Communications Commission
Norman J. Ornstein Resident Scholar American Enterprise Institute
James Quello Commissioner Federal Communications Commission
Andrew Jay Schwartzman Executive Director Media Access Project
Paul Taylor Director Free TV for Straight Talk Coalition

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Program ID:: 73219-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Public Hearing
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 25, 1996 | 2:00pm EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: Jul 01, 1996 | 12:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

Jun 27, 1996 | 5:04am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 28, 1996 | 2:09am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 28, 1996 | 9:51pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jul 01, 1996 | 3:41am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 01, 1996 | 12:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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