Triple threat.(FCC nominee Kathleen Abernathy)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 2001 by McConnell, Bill

FCC nominee Kathleen Abernathy has spent over a decade as a regulator, lawyer and lobbyist Kathleen Abernathy, one of three people slated by President George W Bush to fill open seats on the FCC, can boast a long list of relevant jobs when she seeks Senate confirmation this spring. That's unusual for a post frequently presented as a political plum, but Abernathy wasn't among the coterie of campaign workers and political allies designated for rewards typical of a change in administration.

In fact, her designation may be due as much to last-minute GOP self-consciousness over its "rich white guy" image as to either payback from grateful party patrons or her impressive resume. Well into its search for a new crop of FCC commissioners, Bush's...

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