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Note: This page lists citations (only; no links to full text) to news stories mentioning former F.C.C. Commissioner Nicholas Johnson (as distinguished from op-ed and other pieces written by him) during calendar year 1996. They are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first). The source was a simple search of Lexis (NEWS;CURNWS) for "Nicholas Johnson." This limits the return to U.S. publications. (The list does not include, for example, interviews in Santiago, Chile, newspapers during Johnson's 1996 trip there.) "Former F.C.C. Commissioner" is mentioned because there are, of course, hundreds of Nicholas Johnsons, dozens of whom make the news. One (who is most often cited) is literally a rocket scientist. Others are mimes, actors and dancers, athletes of various abilities, business people, and so forth. Some make the news for having made the class honor roll, others for being arrested -- or dying. These cites are only to 1996 stories quoting, or otherwise making reference to, the Nicholas Johnson who was formerly an F.C.C. Commissioner.
Green, Frank, "Financial Update: Triathlon Broadcasting keeps expanding its signal," Copley News Service, Dec. 30, 1996.
Green, Frank, "Radioactive Triathlon Broadcasting buys 27 stations, eyes more," San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 24, 1996, p. C-1.
Scott, Anne, "States' suits put feds on hold," [Des Moines, Iowa] Business Record, Nov. 11, 1996, p. 18.
Boroson, Warren, "The Bells That Are Ringing," Bergen Record, Oct. 13, 1996, p. B-5.
Hoekstra, Dave, "Give Brewer and Shipley Your Tokin' Support," Chicago Sun-Times, Sept. 20, 1996, Sec. WKP, p. 6.
Canon, Scott, "Road to presidency includes views on info superhighway," [Memphis] Commercial Appeal, Sept. 17, 1996, p. 6A.
Canon, Scott, "New issues emerge along digital frontier; Clinton, Dole get low marks for their views on Internet regulation," Kansas City Star, Sept. 16, 1996, p. A1.
Green, Frank, "Major radio firm buys 2 more stations here," San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 4, 1996, p. A-1.
Letters to the Editor, Des Moines Register, Aug. 4, 1996, Sec. Opinion, p. 6 [reference to Johnson, Nicholas, "Campaigns: You Pay $4 or $4,000," Des Moines Register, July 21, 1996].
"Think about it," Chicago Tribune, July 1, 1996, Sec. Business, p. 3 [The item in its entirety: "Everybody complains . . . so you hold a meeting and then nobody comes out. Why? Because they are all home watching television." -- Nicholas Johnson, former member of the Federal Communications Commission, on complaints about rising cable-TV rates."].
"Iowa," States News Briefs, States News Service, June 14, 1996.
Bock, James, "Citizen Kane as conglomerate; Media concentration: Media moguls of the William Randolph Hearst variety are passe," Baltimore Sun, April 3, 1996, p. 2A.
Ledbetter, James, "Press Clips," The Village Voice, March 12, 1996, p. 17.
O'Donnell, Thomas R., "Universities worry over Internet content," Des Moines Register, March 6, 1996, Sec. Metro, p. 1.
Green, Frank,"The Station Masters Critics fear the recent rash of radio station acquisitions may leave airwaves in hands of a few corporate giants," San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 18, 1996, Sec. Business, p. I-1.
Reeves, Richard, "TV Becomes a Wasteland Once Again," Buffalo News, Jan. 19, 1996, p. 3C.
Reeves, Richard, "Once again, a brave -- or crazy -- challenge to television," Baltimore Sun, Jan. 16, 1996, p. 7A.
Lee, Edith C., "TV stations prepare for new era of less regulation," Rockford Register Star, Jan. 16, 1996.