Reagan Picks FCC Member Patrick to Head Panel
President Reagan named Dennis Patrick, a conservative Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, to succeed retiring Chairman Mark Fowler, officials said today.
Patrick, 35, expected to continue Fowler’s policy of sweeping deregulation, has served as a commissioner since Dec. 5, 1983. Before joining the FCC, he was a White House aide.
Because Patrick is already an FCC commissioner, his appointment will not require Senate confirmation.
The FCC regulates the nation’s airwaves and sets policy for the television, cable, radio, telephone and satellite industries.
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