{"id":2082,"date":"2018-06-05T14:12:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T18:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jointcenter.org\/blog\/geoffrey-starks-nominated-to-replace-commissioner-mignon-clyburn-on-fcc-after-joint-center-recommendation\/"},"modified":"2021-01-27T21:21:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T02:21:46","slug":"geoffrey-starks-nominated-to-replace-commissioner-mignon-clyburn-on-fcc-after-joint-center-recommendation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jointcenter.org\/geoffrey-starks-nominated-to-replace-commissioner-mignon-clyburn-on-fcc-after-joint-center-recommendation\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoffrey Starks Nominated to Replace Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on FCC After Joint Center Recommendation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nOn June 1, 2018, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Geoffrey Starks to become a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. 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