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Newton Minow, Former FCC Chairman Who Declared Network TV Was a ‘Vast Wasteland,’ Dies at 97
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNewton Minow, the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in the 1960s who said...
Country Hall of Fame revives 'Night Train to Nashville' R&B exhibition
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoThe Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum continues its decades-old commitment to preserving...
Mississippi banned 'Sesame Street' for showing Black and White kids playing
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn April 1970, members of Mississippi's newly formed State Commission for Educational Television met...
Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief who dubbed TV 'wasteland,' dies
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoNewton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously...
Black schoolkids were falling behind after the Civil Rights Movement. 'Sesame Street' filled the...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDepicting bustling city streets and a diverse cast, "Sesame Street" set out to mimic, and...
Alexander H. Jones: A NC perspective on Ron DeSantis
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Sen. Jesse Helms attempted to maneuver his way onto the 1980 presidential ticket, Republicans considered it a joke. Helms, even then, was not taken...
18 vintage photos show how high schools have changed in the US
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHigh-school students attend a typing class in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1965.Afro American...
Earl Scruggs 100th birthday concert celebrates bluegrass' legacy at Ryman Auditorium
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFor four hours on Saturday evening, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium hosted the persistent, echoing...
Indigenous Cinema Soars in Ontario Thanks to Studio Growth, Inclusive and Educational Initiatives
Variety via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor renowned Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) multimedia artist Shelley Niro, the decision to film “Café...
Bob McGrath, ‘Sesame Street’ Star, Dies at 90
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBob McGrath, an actor and recording artist who became a generational icon as one of the original human stars of “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at his home...
