Ted Hearn

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Memo To Mr. Charles Dolan

Memo to: Cablevision chairman Charles F. Dolan Re: FCC chairman Martin’s War On ESPN Date: Dec. 8, 2008 From: MCN Washington News Editor Mr. Dolan,   The rumors are that FCC chairman Kevin Martin will take up residence in Silicon Valley when the clock runs out on the Bush administration in January. That’s a not a bad location for him, actually, in that Martin has... More

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Hurricane Bonus

Another hurricane has crashed into New Orleans just as the city seemed to be completing its recovery from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina three years ago. Hurricane Gustav swept in from the Gulf of Mexico on Labor Day, with powerful winds forcing millions to evacuate their homes to avoid repeat of the Katrina disaster. But hurricane season, it seems, isn’t all doom... More

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Catherine The Not So Great

Washington—Cablevision Systems Corp. last week named senior Federal Communications Commission official Catherine Bohigian as the company’s first Washington-based lobbyist in many, many years. The announcement by the Bethpage, N.Y., cable company rocked the industry because no one has worked more closely with FCC chairman Kevin Martin in carrying out his relentless regulatory... More

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Getting In To See Obama: No Hope

Washington—When Sen. Barack Obama speaks at a private fundraiser, his campaign workers bar reporters who show up on the spot. Only a handful of campaign reporters, pre-assigned for the occasion, are allowed into the function. No exceptions. “That’s the policy,” said Courtney Chapin, the Obama campaign aide assigned to give drive-by reporters the human... More

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Hundt, Kennard Suffer From McCain Amnesia

Democrats Reed Hundt and William Kennard—successive chiefs of the Federal Communications Commission under President Clinton—were early supporters of Sen. Barack Obama’s quest for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination over Sen. Hillary Clinton. Now, Hundt and Kennard are making public appearances in which they are openly attacking Obama’s... More