Michael Powell to Leave FCC

Anonymous Slashdotter writes "Michael Powell, chairman of the FCC, will be stepping down from his post soon. 'Powell, who maintained a light regulatory hand as the nation's chief media watchdog but collected some of the largest indecency fines against U.S. broadcasters, planned to issue a statement Friday but was not expected to hold a formal news conference, these officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.'"

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Re:Stern..

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Well, frankly Howard Stern is a diva/hypocrite. Mr. "Freedom of Speech" has shackled rival DJ's with orders not to say his name on air, namely popular rivals "Opie & Anthony" when they were both working for Infinity. Stern made Mel Karmazin muzzle them with threats of being fired if they uttered his name. I'm not saying Stern was being unjustly targeted by the FCC or not, but lets take what big mouth says with a grain of salt.