31 Members Appointed to Diversity and Digital Empowerment Committee; First Meeting Sept. 25
Thirty-one members were appointed to the FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (see the personals section of this issue), said a public notice Friday. The committee's first meeting is Sept. 25. NetCommunications President Julia Johnson will be chair,…
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and ShootingStar Broadcasting CEO Diane Sutter will be vice chair, the PN said. Other members include Comcast Vice President-Global Policy Rudy Brioche, former Commissioner Henry Rivera, National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters President Jim Winston and Verizon Vice President-Public Policy Donna Epps. Former Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy is also on the ACDDE, listed as "Subject Matter Expert/Special Government Employee. "Three working groups will assist the ACDDE: Broadcast Diversity and Development, Digital Empowerment and Inclusion, and Diversity in the Tech Sector. “The composition of these three working groups will be announced in the future,” a release said. The agency designated docket 17-208 for public comments on the ACDDE, the PN said.