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| Tom Wheeler |
President Obama’s choice as new chairman of the Federal
Communication Commission, Tom Wheeler, faces a Senate confirmation hearing
Tuesday amid initial indications the Senate will try to move quickly to confirm
him as the permanent replacement for now departed chairman, Julius Genachowski.
According to The Wrap, Members of the Senate Commerce
Committee will hear testimony from Wheeler, though a final committee vote on
the confirmation may come later this week or next week. How quickly the full
Senate will take up the nomination remains uncertain. Republican senators have
blocked votes on several other Obama appointees.
Managing director of Core Capital Partners, Wheeler is a
former lobbyist as well as a bundler for Obama’s presidential campaign, helping
the campaign raise funds. He also served on Obama's transition team.
Wheeler is a veteran of several major communications
organizations in Washington .
He headed what is now the National Cable and Telecommunications Association and
the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association. In 1995, he was
selected as one of the 20 most influential people in shaping the cable
industry.
More recently Wheeler has been a venture capitalist and
co-founder of the SmartBrief, a targeted news service about the media industry.
The hearing will be webcast live via the Senate Commerce
Committee website. Refresh the Commerce
Committee homepage 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to
automatically begin streaming the webcast.
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