Common Ground, Common Good speaker series debuts with FCC commissioner
Janel Shoun |
Lipscomb University announces Deborah Taylor Tate, former Federal Communications Commissioner, as the first speaker in its Common Ground, Common Good spring 2009 speaker series, a program to spark community conversations about the challenges facing the new White House administration in its first 100 days.
Tate’s talk will explore the upcoming change from analog to digital broadcast of television signals as well as other communication issues the new President will face during his first 100 days in office. The lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, in the Ezell Center, Room 234, on the Lipscomb campus. This event is sponsored by the Department of Communication and is free and open to the public.
Tate served as a Federal Communications Commissioner from December 2005 to January 2009. The Federal Communications Commission is directed by five commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms. At the time of her appointment, Tate was serving a six-year term as a chairman and director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority.
Tate has worked extensively to facilitate market-based solutions to public policy issues. Drawing on her experience at the state and local level, Tate actively promoted cooperative federalism and public/private partnerships. Often referred to as the “Children’s Commissioner,” she was a leading voice on issues affecting families and children, and has been at the forefront of the movement to ensure that advances in communications technologies benefit all Americans.