Children's Television
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : UCR:31210014075343 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The hearing transcribed in this report is focused on how television broadcasters have been meeting their obligations to the child audience as described in the Children's Television Act of 1990 and how the Federal Communications Commission has been enforcing the law. The report contains testimony from: (1) Peggy Charren, founder, Action for Children's Television; (2) Jeffrey Chester, codirector, Center for Media Education; (3) Paul LaCamera, vice president, WCVB-TV, who presented a prepared statement from the National Association of Broadcasters; (4) Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, Shari Lewis Enterprises; (5) Brooke Spectorsky, WUAB-TV; and (6) Ernst L. Wynder, president, American Health Foundation. (KRN)