February 16, 1999

                          MEDIA ADVISORY

                                
                                
            FCC CHAIRMAN KENNARD KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT 
             SEC'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION 

     
     FCC Chairman William E. Kennard will be the keynote speaker at the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission's celebration of Black History Month.  The 1999 theme is "The
Legacy of African Americans--Leadership for the Present and Future."  The celebration will
take place at SEC on Wednesday, February 17 at 1:00 p.m.



              ***********************************
                                
WHO:      FCC Chairman William Kennard

WHAT:     SEC's celebration of Black History Month

WHEN:     Wednesday, February 17, 1999, 1:00 p.m.

WHERE:    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 
          The William O. Douglas Room 1C30
          450 5th Street, N.W.
          Washington, D.C.

                             -FCC-

FCC contacts:  Audrey Spivack or Linda Paris at (202) 418-0500