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  1. is looking for a communications intern: http://bit.ly/1c8ZiM
  2. is looking for a communications intern: http://bit.ly/1c8ZiM http://bit.ly/1OoGRF
  3. The Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing today on SHVERA. Lonna Thompson of APTS is testifying.
  4. The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled Patricia Cahill's nomination hearing for the CPB Board for 2:30 pm on July 29.
  5. The House passed the FY 2010 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill Friday, which included $40 mil in stabilization funding for stations.
  6. The full Senate has approved the nominations of Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker to the two remaining seats on the FCC. Congrats!
  7. Senate Commerce Committee approved the nominations of Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Baker as FCC Commissioners; full senate vote next.
  8. Full Committee markup of the Labor, Health, Education Appropriations bill. Watch live NOW: http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar.aspx.
  9. RT @wfyi PBS scored nearly twice as many nominations--41--as the second-place network for the Emmys announced Tuesday. http://bit.ly/GKIX9
  10. Full Committee Markup of Labor, Health, Education Appropriations bill (including ptv's $40 mil) this Friday. http://tinyurl.com/eventapprop
  11. Senate nominations hearing for Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Baker as FCC Commissioners TODAY at 2:30pm. http://tinyurl.com/fccnominations
  12. House Labor/HHS Appropriations subcommittee provided $40 million in emergency funding to give urgent relief to local public TV stations.
  13. RT @pubmediadigest Mississippi Public Broadcasting gets new Executive Director. http://bit.ly/XgpY5
  14. Congrats @KCET28 on 11 nominations in the 61st L.A. Area Emmy Awards, announced this week by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  15. Senate Approp. Comm. provided $4.9 million for the Rural Digital Program in its FY2010 Agriculture Approp. bill Tuesday, a critical step.
  16. President Obama announced his intent to nominate longtime radio pubcaster Patricia Deal Cahill to the CPB board. http://tinyurl.com/lhf5pb
  17. The two remaining FCC nominees, Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Baker, will appear for a hearing Wed. before the Senate Commerce Committee.
  18. The FCC's monthly open meeting is today at 11:30am. Meeting will include status reports on a National Broadband Plan and the DTV Transition
  19. Obama nominates Republican Meredith Attwell Baker and Democrat Mignon Clyburn for the remaining two FCC slots. http://tinyurl.com/luq5b9
  20. The Senate yesterday confirmed Julius Genachowski for FCC Chairman and Robert McDowell for a second term as Commissioner.