United States attorney and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newton Norman Minow (January 17, 1926 – May 6, 2023) was an American attorney and former Chair of the Federal Communications Commission. His speech calling to television as a "vast wasteland" is still used even as the speech has passed its 50th anniversary.
Newton N. Minow | |
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Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission | |
In office March 2, 1961 – June 1, 1963 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Frederick Ford |
Succeeded by | E. William Henry |
Personal details | |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | January 17, 1926
Died | May 6, 2023 97) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Josephine Baskin
(m. 1949; died 2022) |
Children |
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Alma mater | Northwestern University (BS, JD) |
He was the Honorary Consul General of Singapore in Chicago.[1]
Minow was active in Democratic party politics. He was an influential attorney in private practice concerning telecommunications law and was active in many nonprofit, civic, and educational institutions.
President Barack Obama named him a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for 2016.
Minow died from a heart attack at his home in Chicago, Illinois on May 6, 2023 at the age of 97.[2]
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