If policymakers are serious about avoiding a society of TV 'haves and have-nots,' they should refrain from policies that favor pay-TV operators over the providers of our nation's only free and local communications system: over-the-air broadcasting. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
History shows that pay-TV subscribers flee in droves to alternative providers when there is even a rare service disruption - demonstrating a quantifiable value for 'must-have' broadcast programming. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
I wish there were a healthier Republican Party in the state of Oregon. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
My neighbor is now an 18-wheeler who comes by here 1,000 times a day. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
My mother always said, 'The best way to ruin a story is to tell the other side.' — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
On issues carrying as much emotional freight as race - and there aren't many - a U.S. senator needs to speak with care and… — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
The American people are being victimized more than any free market would warrant. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
Lawmakers have good reason to want a healthy broadcast industry. Broadcast TV stations provide more than 186,000 jobs on an annual basis, which directly… — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
I do not know that there is a more certain sound than Senator Kennedy. I cannot imagine a more uncertain sound than Senator Kerry. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
In my day, the players used to work their socks off. It's all changed now, obviously. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
“Spirits exist in a higher state of emotional awareness and that's why they seem much wiser than they were in their time in this… — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
Local television is still the No. 1 source for news and part of the family. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
We have some control over when we retire. However, we have very little control over how long we will live. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
As a Republican, I voted with President Clinton consistently in our efforts to bail out our European friends in Kosovo to stop genocide. I… — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
Broadcasting's best days lie ahead as both an engine of local economies and as an integral part of tomorrow's technological world. — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
The people who depend on an antenna are often those who are underprivileged - the elderly and the disadvantaged who can't afford a $200-a-month… — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
