[BC] FCC politics

[Dale H. Cook]

At 12:27 PM 7/23/2014, Donna Halper wrote:

>Before this becomes very political very quickly, it should be pointed out that Bush donors, Clinton donors, Reagan donors, etc have enjoyed similar preferential treatment 
>...
>Not much has changed, no matter which party is in office.

This illustrates the value of having a scholar of broadcasting history on the list. Thank you Donna - I was aware of that treatment in previous administrations, but was unaware of your example from 1928. I was long ago disabused of the notion that the Commission is a neutral agency, in any case. :-)

Dale H. Cook, Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
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