Categories: Chairpersons of the FCC | Tennessee politician stubs Newton Norman Minow (born January 17, 1926) is an American attorney and former government official best known for his Vast Wasteland speech, given to the National Association of Broadcasters convention on May 9, 1961. ... The following is a list of the chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...