Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the inquiry could help Congress decide whether to continue funding local stations. Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Television, Advertising and Marketing, Public Broadcasting, News and News Media, Federal Communications Commission, National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, Carr, Brendan Thomas (1979- ), Maher, Katherine Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the inquiry could help Congress decide whether to continue funding local stations. NYT > Business