Editors'note: Jim Ellinger, of Austin Airwaves, will be part of a presentation on Tuesday May 10th at Monkeywrench Books as a report-back of the National Conference for Media Reform. Please visit link below or Austin Indymedia's Events Calendar for more information.
Congressman Mike Doyle praises Austin Airwaves.
The Congressman actually mentions TX Sen. KBH and
Jim Ellinger in the same sentence! (This was previously a bit of
a secret...) Austin Airwaves is now credited with playing the key
role in breaking the 'passing secret hold' in Senate during the
closing days of the last Congress. Hours after Jim's conversation,
the last Senator lifted his secret hold, the bill went to the floor of the
Senate and passed by overwhelming margin.
A couple of days later the President signed into law the Local
Community Radio Act.
See comments starting at about 4:30.
This story was received no press coverage in Austin, tho' it was
covered on DN!, carried on KAZI 88.7FM.
NOTE: Despite the Congressman's praise, Ellinger is not a real
engineer, but merely plays one on the radio.
