Newt Minow

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Newt Minow and his daughter Nell Minow about the 60th anniversary of his speech calling television a "vast wasteland" and how the collapse of the Fairness Doctrine birthed our era of divisive "fake news." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Om Podcasten

Host Jason Fraley picks the brains of the most influential filmmakers, musicians and artists of our time in the new podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley!” Based in the nation's capital, Jason has interviewed just about every famous figure you can imagine: Aretha Franklin, Carol Burnett, Jon Stewart, Barry Jenkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the list is endless! Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. (Royalty-Free Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")