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"FCC Commissioner To Talk About Decency, Minority Ownership, Payola and Other Issues Surrounding Urban Radio"

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Miami, FL, November 2, 2007 - Sizzle Productions announced that FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein will be in attendance at this year's I Rock The Mic Conference & Awards (IRTM). Commissioner Adelstein will participate in two scheduled events on December 1.

Commissioner Adelstein will first participate in an invitation only, closed-door round table discussion with urban radio station owners, executive management and those interested in station ownership. The round table discussion will give those in attendance an opportunity to converse with the commissioner on minority ownership initiatives and other recent issues effecting urban radio.

Commissioner Adelstein will serve as a panelist for the Community Town Hall Luncheon, Decency In Radio: The Parameters of Entertainment.Who's Responsibility Is It. The discussion will be moderated by ABC Radio Networks syndicated personality Doug Banks of The Doug Banks Show, with Doc Wynter, Senior Vice President of Urban Programming for Clear Channel Radio, and Nate Bell, Program Director of WMIB-FM in Miami, and will focus on urban radio's responsibility to decency. Decency in broadcasting has been addressed nationally surrounding lyrical content in hip hop music played by radio stations. The discussion will focus on the idea that decency in urban radio is not simply about the music, but it is also about the voice.

IRTM will be held November 30 through December 2, 2007 in Miami, Florida at the Conrad Miami hotel. Hotel reservations can be made by calling 1.800.CONRADS and mentioning I Rock The Mic for conference room rate.

IRTM, known as the family reunion of urban radio, creates a unique environment where accomplished industry professionals and the aspiring convene for power networking, informative panels, talent development workshops and exclusive entertainment events.

IRTM was co-founded in 2005 by Rick Party, President/CEO of Sizzle Productions, Inc., a Miami-based imaging production company.

IRTM conference, sponsorship and registration information is available online at www.irockthemic.com, via phone 214.943.1559 or by email: info@irockthemic.com.

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