Newton N. Minow

Newton Norman Minow (born January 17, 1926) is an American attorney and former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. His speech referring to television as a "vast wasteland" is cited even as the speech has passed its 50th anniversary. While still maintaining a law practice, Minow is currently the Honorary Consul General of Singapore in Chicago.Minow has been active in Democratic party politics. He is an influential attorney in private practice concerning telecommunications law and is active in many non-profit, civic, and educational institutions.

Personal facts

Newton N. Minow
Alias (AKA)Newt Minow
Birth dateJanuary 17, 1926
Birth nameNewton Norman Minow
Birth place
Milwaukee
Residence
Chicago
Education
Northwestern University
Northwestern University School of Law
Children
Nell Minow

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External resources

  1. http://arcat.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=807
  2. http://vvl.lib.msu.edu/showfindingaid.cfm?findaidid=MinnowNN
  3. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/newtonminow.htm
  4. http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/530413_intro.html
  5. http://www.sidley.com/db30/cgi-bin/pubs/SABW%202004%20Year%20in%20Review.pdf