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Harry Potter and the DTV Spectrum Auction
July 11, 2007
Kevin Martin's resemblance to Harry Potter was the device for a brief birthday joke aimed at Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey Wednesday.
At a hearing on wireless service and the FCC's upcoming spectrum auction, Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) said he had no idea that the FCC chairman bore such a resemblance to the Potter character--if so, he is one of the only ones who didn't--then said he had seen Markey in line for the midnight premiere of the movie--I didn't see him, though I saw a lot of kids in striped ties.
Doyle joked that he had gotten Markey an early copy of the latest book, then showed a slide of a Potter-like book cover with Martin's picture and the title: "Harry Potter and the DTV Spectrum Auction."
Markey collected numerous birthday greetings, and the designation "Wizard" by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.).
By John Eggerton
Posted by John Eggerton on July 11, 2007 | Comments (0)
