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Parity for Minorities in the Media. !Tering Before the Subcommittee on Itelecommuncations, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce DOCUMENT RESUME ED- 289. 600 IR 010 962 'TITLE Parity for Minorities in the Media. !tering before the Subcommittee on iTelecommuncations, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. House of ReprAentatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 1i55. A Bill to Amend the'CommuntcatiOns Act of 1934 to Provide for Greater Participation of Minorities in TelbcommubidationS. INSTITUTION Congress of theU.S., Washington, DC. HoUserCommittee on Energy and Commerce. PUB DATE .6 Jun 83 NOTE -350p,; Document contains small print that many be ,, marginally legible. PUB TYPE Le'gaI/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (0/90) Viewpoints,(120) EDRS PRICE. MF01 Plus 'Postage/. PC Not Availableffrom EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *'Business; Community Involvement; Employment; Federal Legislation; Females; Hearings; *Minority Groups; *Participation; *Programing (Broadcast); *Teletommunications IDENTIFIERS *Communications Act 1934; *Ownership ABSTRACT This transcript of a hearing on minority participation in telecommunications includes the text ofthe bill, , H.R. 155; a summary of the bill from the Congressional Record; and testimony and statements from both individuals and representatives of several Organizations. Testimony was presented by:(1) Karen English, .0" Chicagqq- Illinois;(2) Janice Engsbeig, Office of Communication, ". United Church of Christ;,(3) Charles Hoard, Elmhurst, Illinois; (4) / Will Horton, Minorities in Cable and New Techndlogies; 45) Mark Nielsen, communications committee, Church Federation of Greater Chicago;(6) Ricardo Rodriguez, investmentbanker, of H we, Barnes & Johnson; (7) William S. Singer, Chicago, Illinois; and c( i') Bernard _../ Williams, Williams Communications, Inc. Additional material submitted\ for the record includes statements from,ilbert L. Blake (Careerworks, Inc.), Cecil C. Butler, and People United to Sake Humanity (PUSH); "Now You See It, Now You Don't: Minority Ownership , 'in an 'Unregulatsdi Video Marketplace" by Allen S. Hammond; statistics on Minority ownership and employment lrom the National Association of BrOadcastets; and a report submitted by Resources, Inc., on minority business involvement in the telecommunications inddstry. (LMM) ( *****************k***************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original docuthent. * ****************,******************************************************* PARITY FOR MINORITIES IN THE.MED A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF eDUCI1TION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAlRESOURCES INTORNIA TION CENTER ILRICt triThis document. h,:,teen reproduced aq ft,Cf,vt41f 10111 Ihh ;111,1,11Iiinro,t.ttmition Origiflohhti II Minh) t'll,,(1, he., rIld W ahorovh fel),0,1A 11101 511,11115 Pointii:ot viewor 01111110, .Itatpd In this 110, 11, HEARING mentido not r1h,ey'r.ofth,, I, (1 otticidi NIE lif 1/01,Ch BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIO CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND FINANCE OF THE CD ir? COMMITTEE ON ENERGY An CQM1VIETWE' GN 1.4. .HOUSt O1REPRESENTATIVES c\J NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS C:1 FIRST SESSION \11.1 ON H.R. 1155 A BILL TO AMEND THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 TO PROVIDE FOR GREATER PARTICIPATION OF MINORITIES IN TELECOMMUNICA-, 'PIONS JUNE .1i,1983 Serial No, 98-57 fit Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and ConMerce U S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 2i; 67 1 () WASHINGTON : 1983 2 V104 , ON hiNEliGY AND COMMERCE , JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman JAMES II. SCHEUER, New York _ JAMES-T. 'BROYHILL, North RICHARD L. OTrNGER, New York NORMAN F. LENT, New York. !MIRY A. WAXMAN, California EDWARD R.'MADIGAN, Illinois TIMOTHY E. WIRTH, Colorado 1; CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California PHILIP R:SHARp,-Iridianti MATTHEW J. RINALDO, New Jersey:, JAMES J. FLORIO,New Jersey TOM OORCORAN, Illinois EDWARD J. MA'RkEY, Massachusetts WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California THOMAS A. LUKEN, Ohio BOB WHITAKER, Kansas DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa ALBERT GORE, Jit.,-Tdrviessee DON RITTER, Pennsylvania !-BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland DAN COATS, Indiana AL SWIFT, Washington , THOMAS J. BLILEY,JR.,Virginia MICKEY LELAND, Texas JACK, FIELDS, Texas RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama : MICHAEE G. OXLEY, Ohio CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah MIKE *YNAR, Oklahoma ) ) W. J. "BILLY- TAUZIN, Louisiana ri7ss; RON WYDEN, Oregon RALPHM7HALL, Texas DENNIS t. ECKART, Ohio WAYNE DOWDY, Mississippi BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico JINPSLATT'ERY, Kansas GERRY SIKOBSKI, Minnesota JOHN BRYANT, Texas JIM BATES, California FRANKM.POTTER,Jr.. Chief Counsel and Staff Director SuAltoNE. DAVIS,Chulf Clerk/Administrative Assistant 1)»;,(Al.o A. WAtir: Printing Editor HAVENS, Minorit), Counsel --54.:A5MMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER PROTECTION, IND FINANCE TIMOTHY, E. WIRTH, Colorado; Chairman a EDWARD T. MARKEY, Massachusetts MATTHEW J RINALDO, New Jersey ' AL SWIFT, Washington CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California CARDISS COLLINS. Illinois THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa ALBERT) GORE, 'JR., Tennessee MICHAEL G OXLEY, Ohio MICKEY LELAND, Texas JAMES T. BROYHILL, North Carolina JOHN BRYANT, Texas .1 Ex Officio) JIM BATES, California JAMES H. SCHEUER. New tork HENRY A. W,AXMAN, California JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (Ex Officio) 4 DAVIDKAYLWARD, ChM,' CON/LsciStaff Director NANCY MCNARY, Analyst RODNF.Y JOYCE,Assort`eite Minority Counsel (ID 1 3 CnNTENTS " Text of H.R. 1155 '/--' Testimony of: English, Karen E., Chicago, Ill '437 Engsberg, Dr. Janice, associate direc4or, Office of Communication, United Church of Christ 25 Hoard, Charles, Elmhurst, 111 125 Horton, Will, exelt_11eiii-rector, Minorities in Cable and New Technol- ogies . i, 134 Nielsen, Mark, chairman, communications committee, Church Federation of Greater Chicago I 116 Rodriguez, Ricardo, investment banker, Howe, Byrnes & Johnson 126 Singer, William S., Chicago, Ill 139 Williams, Bernard, president, illiams Comma tions, Inc .C1. - 135 Material submitted for the record Butler, Cecil C 188 Careerworks, Inc 4 168 Hammond, Allen S , 281 National Association of Broadcasters People United to Save Huw anity (PUSH) 2_ i t192 s Resources, Inc 1 14 A ....ft c. ri PARITYOR MINORITIES IN THE MEDIA MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1983 . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY. AND COMMERCE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, 'CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND FINANCE, Chicago, Ill. The- subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9 a.m., in room 2541, U.S. district court, 219 South. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill.; Hon. Tirriothy E. Wirth (chairman) presiding. Mr. WIRTH. Good morning. The Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protec- tion, and Finance is meeting in Chicago for our discusskYn today -and, Mrs. Collins, we want to thank you again, both for being on the subcommittee, for pur service there, and for your 10 year=of Iservice to the people of this country. The subcommittee has continuously and consistently rtlaintaitd the goal of diversity of information. This basic first amendm nt principle is key to the free exchange of ideas that characterize our free and democratic society. Information diversity is the subcommittee's"and I believe the Congress most basic public interest goal in the area of teleComMu- nications. (Thiligoal can be met through a variety of ways: First, ownership; secondremployment; and, third, programing. Our prbmotion of this goal Must include the assurance that our country's diverse popy- laceespecially minority populationsreceive satisfactory levels of programing directed toward their needs and krterests. biversity on one side or the camera, however, cart hardly be achieved without a corresponding representation on the other side. While the nexus between diversity of media ,ownership and diversi- ty of programing sources has been repeatedly -reco ed by both the courts and the FCC, the statistics shoWing miray ner'ship and employment in this country ar6 riot as good as we d li them to be and, in fact, in many areas they are downright very poor. Our witnesses today will focus on these very real and critical issues. But-before we ,hear from our wIthesses, I would like to again thank Mrs. Collins Tor hosting us and ask if you have any opening comments you'd like to make at the start. Mrs. COLLINS. Yes, I have 1V1-Chairman, I would like o'ank you for Coming here from Was given the very 4iity-,1gi.Slative schedule that we have. I think the''fact that you are here i:t.oinclicative of your feelings about bow important legislation such as ,trE.1155`haippens to be to, (1) 41J 2 those of us who are minorities and ,a,re.trying M advance our pres- once in the media marketplitce. It is a bad day here:andI know a lot of lieople are still coming who .are on our witness licit.I want to personally thank you for not only coming in today, b for always being kind and cooperative whenever there's been.a problem" On behalf' of myself a d my colleagues on the subcommittee who were unable to be present today, I am delighted, that we're having ° this hearing on H.R. 1455, the Minority Telecommunicationsevejr opment Act of 198;3. As many of you sire aware,I introduced this legislation as a means to protect tl e marginal gain minorities and women have made so far in the industry, and to. provide for their advancement by codifying existing regulations. Ibelieve that steps must be taken to protect, our accomplish- ents and increase our presence; especially in the face of the lais- z-faire policies.zeurrently being atIvocatedlly the Federal Commu-, iiications Commission and embraced by the industry, as a whole. In the absence of progressive and "clearly 'defined
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