Newton N. Minow
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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 Minow in 2006 | |
| 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 | January 17, 1926 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 2023 (aged 97) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Baskin (m. 1949; her death 2022) |
| Children | |
| 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]
References change
- ↑ "Singapore Missions Worldwide". Republic of Singapore. 2006-03-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
- ↑ Bernstein, Adam (May 6, 2023). "Newton Minow, FCC chairman who assailed 'vast wasteland' of TV, dies at 97". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
Other websites change
Quotations related to Newton N. Minow at Wikiquote
- Complete text and audio of the "Vast Wasteland" speech from AmericanRhetoric.com
- "Spoken word recordings of Newton Minow". vvl.lib.msu.edu. Archived from the original on 2005-04-27.
- American Lawyer "Lifetime Achievement" Award Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- An excerpt from Inside the Presidential Debates: Their Improbable Past and Promising Future
- Newton N. Minow Papers at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research Archived 2013-12-16 at Archive.today
- Minow Appearances on C-SPAN
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