McDowell: Time for FCC to Re-Start Diversity Committee

At the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council conference, Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell pushed the FCC to reconstitute its diversity advisory committee, and get moving on its review of media ownership rules which includes reviewing some diversity initiatives rejected in a recent court decision.

"I hope the diversity committee will be reconstituted soon," said McDowell, pointing out that it had been rechartered in January, his nominee has been in since February, he said. "It is 102 degrees outside and it has been a long time since February," he added, turning to the moderator of his discussion, MMTC Chair and Wiley Rein partner Henry Rivera, who also happens to be chair of the as-yet reconstituted committee. "You are a general without an army right now," he told Rivera, "and we need to populate the committee as soon as possible."