Meredith Attwell Baker

Senate Confirms Julius Genachowski as New FCC Chairman

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 26, 2009 - 8:05am.
Washington - Julius Genachowski late Thursday was unanimously confirmed by the Senate as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), three months after his nomination by President Obama. Genachowski, a former classmate of Obama's at Harvard Law School, served as a top technology advisor during the campaign.