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Date of Birth
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17-January-1926
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Place of Birth
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Milwaukee
(Wisconsin, United States of America, Area code 414)
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Nationality
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United States of America, Singapore
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Also know as
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Newton Minow, Newton N Minow
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Profession
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Lawyer
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Newton Norman Minow 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.
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