Responding to a question from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson (pictured) during his Senate confirmation hearing today (6/16), FCC Chairman-nominee Julius Genachowski was emphatic as to his position on any return of the so-called Fairness Doctrine.  Asked by the Texas Republican to state his position “for the record” on any revival of the repealed FCC statute Genachowski replied, “I don’t support reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. I believe strongly in the First Amendment. I don’t think the FCC should be involved in censorship of content based on political speech or opinion.”

That’s just one of the questions the Media Research Center suggests should be asked today of President Obama’s choice to head the FCC, Julius Genachowski, as he faces a confirmation hearing by the U.S. Senate. It’s the same question FOX News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked David Axelrod back in February, to which the Obama advisor replied, “I’m going to leave that issue to Julius Genachowski (pictured) and the President to discuss.” The MRC also suggests the next apparent FCC Chairman should be asked if he favors mandated “local content boards” and go on the record with his thoughts on shortening the license period for radio broadcasters. Read more suggested questions for Genachowski HERE.

In a Q&A with the Washington Post (6/15) Premiere Radio Networks host and FOX News Channel personality Glenn Beck said not only does he condemn any posts to his shows’ online comment pages that advocate violence against the current administration, he’ll also alert the Secret Service. “Anyone who is making threats or thinking about violence on any side of any issue is not only foolish, they will be the ones to destroy the republic,” said Beck (pictured). “Not only do I condemn it, if my webmaster sees anything like it we alert Secret Service. Our forefathers fought long and hard so we didn’t have to. I think we need to model ourselves after Martin Luther King and Gandhi. That’s the way to retain credibility and have lasting change.” Read the full Q&A HERE.

Congrats to Premiere Radio Networks long running late night talk show, Coast-To-Coast AM with George Noory, as the program dedicated to “all things curious and unexplained” blasts through the 525 affiliates milestone — an all-time high for the show. Noory has been hosting Coast-To-Coast AM since January 1, 2003 when he inherited the mic from the program’s founder Art Bell following Bell’s retirement. Premiere reports Coast-To-Coast AM is the #1 overnight radio show in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Phoenix, Tampa, Seattle, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Sacramento and Portland, OR, reaching a reported 3 million listeners weekly. “George Noory continues to take Coast-To-Coast AM to new heights,” said Premiere EVP/Affiliate Marketing Julie Talbott. “There are few radio hosts who can keep millions of people tuned-in overnight, but George’s commitment to excellence has done just that. We look forward to achieving many more milestones together and congratulate him on his success.”

In a move that seemed to catch local Windy City media watchers a bit off-guard, WGN/Chicago has tapped former KGO/San Francisco afternoon co-host Greg Jarrett for mornings on the Tribune News/Talker. He’ll take over for John Williams who will return to middays in the 9am-noon slot formerly occupied by Kathy O’Malley and Judy Markey. The Kathy & Judy Show ended last month after a 20-year run on the station. “The most fun I’ve had at WGN was working middays,” said Williams who took over wake-up duties following Spike O’Dell’s retirement last December. “I’m anxious to get back to that timeslot.” Meanwhile, Jarrett (pictured) — who left KGO earlier this year following budget cuts at the Citadel News/Talker — commented, “When I first started in radio at age 17 we would sit around late at night and listen to WGN. It was the ideal, the place to work. WGN connects Chicagoans to each other and the rest of the world. It’s an honor to now be part of that process.” WGN’s new morning lineup begins June 22.

Norm Pattiz will continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Westwood One for at least two more years. Pattiz (pictured), who founded the company in 1974 and has held the position of Chairman since then, also served as WW One’s COO until 1994 … Affiliation chores for The Group Room, the long running weekly Selma Shimmel-hosted show dedicated to communicating and supporting the many facets of dealing with cancer, are now being handled by network radio veteran Stacey Cohen’s Los Angeles-based Cohen Creative. Learn more at www.cohencreative.net … Sirius XM Radio will offer 28-hours of hole-to-hole coverage of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, June 18-21, from Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, NY … The previously announced debut of Air America Radio in DC happens tonight at midnight on newly-dubbed WZAA (AM 1050)/Washington (formerly WFED) and will also be streamed online at www.airamericawashington.com.