Mignon Clyburn

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.

Obama to Nominate Mignon Clyburn for FCC Post

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 1, 2009 - 8:04am.
Washington - The White House said on Wednesday night that President Obama plans to nominate Mignon Clyburn, the daughter of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, to the five-member Federal Communications Commission (FCC).