WASHINGTON: One broadcast PR specialist is sounding alarms over the FCC's current crusade against indecency, warning that it could discourage TV and radio producers from scheduling live interviews with unfamiliar spokespeople.

New fines for indecency range from $275,000 to $500,000 for a single transgression, putting broadcast outlets on their guard.

Mark Hirsch, president of Boca Raton, FL-based MediaHitMan, says his agency is already seeing signs of trepidation among producers and is circulating an article addressing the issue.

"For the first time in 17 ...