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FCC's Powell vs. Howard Stern on KGO-AM

Posted by timothy on from the steel-cage-match-with-oprah dept.

Lauren Weinstein writes "Greetings. Tuesday morning on KGO-AM radio in the San Francisco Bay area, host Ronn Owens was interviewing FCC Chairman Michael Powell when Howard Stern called in. The resulting exchange was certainly interesting. The audio clip is available via my blog.

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  1. There you go. by Lain1488 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/10/26/stern.fcc/in dex.html

  2. Howard starts with the cheap shot... by artemis67 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Stern: First question, how did you get your job? It is apparent to most of us in boradcasting that your father got you your job... I really don't think you're qualified to be the head of the commission. Do you deny that your father got you this job?

    Powell: I would deny it exceedingly. You can look at my resume if you want, Howard. I'm not ashamed of it and I think it justifies my existence. I was chief of staff of the anti-trust division, I'm an attorney, I was a clerk on the court of the United States, I was a private attorney, I had the same credentials that virtually anyone who sits in my position does. I think it's a little unfair that just because I happen to have a famous father, and other public officials don't, that you make an assumption that that's the only basis on which I serve in my position.