Barack Obama To Nominate Julius Genachowski For FCC Chairman

Get familiar with the name Julian Genachowski: The man of many syllables will come up every time there’s an article about media mergers, censorship fights or perhaps another Nipplegate. Barack Obama is expected to name Genachowski as his nominee for FCC Chairman , according to reports. Genachowski is a former Harvard Law classmate of Obama’s, and was previously the President-Elect’s technology adviser. He’s credited with assisting Obama’s team with their innovative use of the Internet while campaigning last year. Genachowski certainly has the resume for his new role: He served on the chief counsel for Clinton-era FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, plus held several posts at the Internet media company IACI. One of Genachowski’s first tasks will be expanding and investing broadband technology, which is also part of Obama’s economic stimulus plan. More importantly, however, Genachowski will also have to oversee the February 17th transition to mandated digital ... (link)