94-14641. Schedule for en banc Hearing Children's Television Programming

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 

Schedule for en banc Hearing Children's Television Programming

June 9, 1994.
    The schedule for the Commission's June 28, 1994, en banc hearing on 
Children's Television, MM Docket No. 93-48, is as follows:
    The moderator for all of the panels is Linda Ellerbee, host of Nick 
News.

9:00-9:15 a.m. Opening Statements By Commissioners
9:15-10:45 a.m. Panel 1: Educational & Informational Programming: 
Will We Know It When We See It?
    Children's Television Workshop--David Britt and Sheldon 
Turnipseed
    Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.--Jeanette Trias
    Children Now--James Steyer
    Walt Disney Television--Ken Werner and Bill Nye
    Fox Children's Network--Margaret Loesch
    National Broadcasting Company, Inc.--Dr. Karen Hill-Scott
    National Education Association--Dr. Gary Watts
    World Africa Network--Phyllis Jackson
    National PTA--Catherine Belter
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 2: Educational & Informational 
Programming: How Much Is Enough?
    American Psychological Association--Dr. Dale Kunkle
    National Association of Broadcasters--Paul La Camera
    Peggy Charren, Founder of ACT
    Millicient Green--Correspondent for Children's Express
    Interfaith Broadcasting Commission--Dr. Richard McCartney
    Maryland Campaign For Kid's TV--Charlene Hughins Uhl
    National Association of Television Program Executives--Bruce 
Johansen
    Rushnell Communications and Publishing--Squire Rushnell
12:30-1:45 p.m. Lunch Break
1:45-3:15 p.m. Panel 3: The Economics Of Providing Educational & 
Informational Programming For Children
    KIDSNET--Karen Jaffe
    CBS, Inc.--Jonathan Rodgers
    Center For Media Education--Dr. Kathryn Montgomery
    Corporation For Public Broadcasting--Sheila Tate
    Hastings College--Dr. Ronald Davis & Dr. James Wiest
    Association of Independent Television Stations--Peter Walker
    Nickelodeon--Geraldine Laybourne
    Shari Lewis--Producer and Entertainer
    Univision Network--Jaime Davila

    The hearing will take place in the Commission Meeting Room (Room 
856), Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20554, and is open to the public. George Mason 
University's Microwave Television, ``The Capitol Connection,'' will 
carry the hearing in its entirety beginning at 9 a.m. The hearing 
will also be available via satellite on Telestar 302 located at 85 
degrees west. The downlink frequency is 4140 MHz and the transponder 
is 11 horizontal which is channel 22. Further inquiries should be 
directed to Ms. Julia Morelli, ``The Capitol Connection,'' at (703) 
323-3585. For the hearing impaired, an ASL interpreter will 
translate the hearing and the video feed will be closed captioned. 
Video tapes and written transcripts of the hearing will be available 
for a fee.
    For further information about the hearing, please contact Larry 
Miller at [phone]. The contacts for media coverage are 
Maureen Peratino and Audrey Spivack at [phone].

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc 94-14641 Filed 6-15-94; 8:45 am]
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