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elleng

(130,969 posts) Sun Sep 11, 2016, 10:37 PM Sep 2016

*Newton Minow: An American Story

on some PBS stations
11:00 PM on MPT 22, 1 hr 2016 TV-G
A profile of former FCC chairman Newton Minow, who described television as a "vast wasteland" in 1961. Included: remarks from Minow, his wife Jo and daughters Martha, Mary and Nell.

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*Newton Minow: An American Story (Original Post) elleng Sep 2016 OP
Trivia fact lapfog_1 Sep 2016 #1

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1. Trivia fact
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Mon Sep 12, 2016, 12:18 AM
Sep 2016

The boat on Gilligan's Island was named after him (but spelled to match the name of the small fish).

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