“Daddy, What’s a Viagra?”
On May 9, 1961, Norman Minnow, then chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, addressed the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in what is hailed as one of the top 100 speeches of the 20th century. “When television is good . . . nothing is better,” Minnow said. “But when it is bad, nothing is worse.” He urged his audience to spend a day in front of their television sets just watching what they, themselves, were producing. Then, he said this: “Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that what you will … Read more…