Commentary: This is FCC chief Newt Minow’s true legacy
by Paula Kerger, Chicago Tribune
Sep 20, 2023
2 minutes
Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton Minow left a mark on the institutions he cherished and the communities he served. As friends and family gather this week to celebrate his life, he will of course be remembered for his warnings to a nascent broadcast industry of the “vast wasteland” of television. But his most important message was his call to “put the people’s airwaves to the service of the people
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