May 12, 1994 

               REVIEW BOARD MEMBER NORMAN B. BLUMENTHAL DIES

The Commission announces with regret the death on May 11, 1994, of Norman B.
Blumenthal, a member of the FCC Review Board since 1981.  He died at Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Maryland, following a heart attack.  He was 51 years old.

Before coming to the FCC, Mr. Blumenthal held various positions with WIOO, Carlisle, and
WCMB, Harrisburg, PA.  He joined the Commission in September 1968 in the Office of
General Counsel.

In July of 1972, former Commissioner Benjamin L. Hooks selected Mr. Blumenthal as his
legal assistant, a position he held for five years.  In 1977, Mr. Blumenthal returned to the
Office of General Counsel as Associate General Counsel after Commissioner Hooks resigned
to head the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.  Mr. Blumenthal
served in that post until being named to the Review Board.

In addition to his duties on the Review Board, Mr. Blumenthal was detailed in 1986 to serve
former Chairman Mark Fowler as Senior Policy Advisor on International Communications.

A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Blumenthal received a B.S. in Business Administration from
New York University and, in 1968, he received a J.D. degree from Dickinson School of Law,
Carlisle, PA.

Commissioner and former Chairman James H. Quello commented:

     Norman Blumenthal served with distinction on the prestigious FCC Review
     Board.  His comprehensive communications expertise, his institutional
     knowledge and dynamic presence will be greatly missed at the FCC and by the
     American communications industry.

     He was a confidante to Commissioners and Chairmen during his 26 years at
     the Commission.

     I am personally losing a valued advisor and cherished friend.

Mr. Blumenthal is survived by his wife Sara and his daughters Amanda Blumenthal of
Philadelphia and Gery Blumenthal of Chevy Chase.