“Will Howard University’s TV Station Be Auctioned Off to the FCC?” This is
the title of an article by Todd
Steven Burroughs. (posted: Oct.
19 2015 9:54 AM www.theroots.com). The article opens with the
following paragraph: “Howard
University President Wayne A.I. Frederick is
considering auctioning WHUT—the university’s public television
station, and for 35 years the only black-owned public television station in the
United States—to the Federal Communications Commission for anywhere between an
estimated $100 million and $500 million, according to a universitywide
memorandum released Friday.”
The
station is, in fact, a major part of the African American heritage. Its value
ranges from 100 million to half a billion. Is President Frederick adequately
prepared to enter into hardball negotiations of this caliber? This is no joke!
We’re talking about 400 million dollar range! Can this man adequately represent
the interests of African Americans?
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