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Wayne Coy

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Wayne Coy
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
In office
December 29, 1947  February 21, 1952
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byPaul A. Walker
Succeeded byPaul A. Walker
Personal details
BornAlbert Wayne Coy
(1903-11-23)November 23, 1903
DiedSeptember 24, 1957(1957-09-24) (aged 53)
PartyDemocratic

Albert Wayne Coy (November 23, 1903 September 24, 1957) served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from December 29, 1947, to February 21, 1952.[1]

During World War II, he served as a Liaison Officer for the Office for Emergency Management, and as a special assistant to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.[2][3]

References

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  1. "Commissioners from 1934 to Present". Federal Communications Commission. June 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  2. "The Papers of (Albert) Wayne Coy". FDR Presidential Library and Museum.
  3. "A. Wayne Coy". Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. January 22, 1995. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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