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Newton Minow: Washington Post obituary by Adam Bernstein

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  Newton Minow, FCC chairman who assailed ‘vast wasteland’ of TV, dies at 97 He had towering impact on broadcasting by helping shape public television, satellite communications and presidential debates By  Adam Bernstein May 6, 2023 at 1:57 p.m. EDT   Newton Minow, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, appears before the House Antitrust Subcommittee in 1963. (Anonymous/ASSOCIATED PRESS) Listen 11 min Add to your saved stories Save Gift  Article Share Newton N. Minow, the Federal Communications Commission chairman who in 1961 memorably assailed TV as a “vast wasteland” and went on to have a towering impact on broadcasting by helping shape public television, satellite communications and presidential debates, died May 6 at his home in Chicago. He was 97. The cause was a heart attack, said his daughter Nell Minow, a top authority on corporate governance. Mr. Minow was a politically connected Chicago legal grandee and boardroom Zelig whose professional li...
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Statement of Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Tribute from Rick Kogan in the Chicago Tribune

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  In memoriam: Newton Minow had 97 years of amazing, influential and ever-curious life By  Rick Kogan Chicago Tribune • May 09, 2023 at 5:00 am Newton Minow, the former Federal Communications Commission chairman, inside his Chicago residence near Lake Shore Drive in 2017.  (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) When one lives for 97 years, you can be assured that this person is filled with a mountain of memories of people, events and accomplishments, especially if fortunate enough to remain active and sharp until the very last hours. Such was the case with Newton Minow. Influential and inspirational, if admirably self-effacing,  Minow died early Saturday  in his home in Chicago, only hours after attending a Newberry Library event honoring documentarian Ken Burns. Top Stories 00:19 01:12 In farewell address, Lori Lightfoot rejects ‘mean’ mayor narrative and focuses on an optimistic future for Chicago “Simply put, Newt Minow changed the world,” said journalist Carol Mari...
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