| Title: |
John D. Matthews
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Cable Center. Barco Library. Special Collections
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| Collection: |
Cable Center Oral History Collection
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| Description: |
As an attorney with the Washington, DC, law firm of Dow Lohnes and Albertson, Jack Matthews was involved with many ofhte legal cases which shaped the cable industry during the first few decades of its existence. Born in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, in 1932, Matthews graduated from Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass. After three years in the Navy he entered Georgetown University Law School in Washington. He went to work for Dow Lohnes & Albertson after graduation and represented broadcasters arguing before the Federal Communications Commission. Some of the firm's broadcasting clients such as Cox also had cable systems, and Matthews began work on these cases. Among other cases he worked on was the network non-duplication case involving the cable system in Kallispell Montana. His major clients included Cox Cable, Sammons Communications and Jerrold Electronics. His oral history, conducted in 1989, includes recollections about the majro players in the field in the 1960s and 1970s including Milton Shapp and J. Leonard Reinsch. He also discusses many of the political battles with broadcasters, telephone companies and city councils that cable operators waged during that period.
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| URL: |
http://www.cablecenter.org/education/library/oralHistoryDetails.cfm?id=240
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1989 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Matthews, John D., 1932-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1932
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Brookfield, MA; Massachusetts; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Lawyer
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| Age at speaking: |
57
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| Document date: |
Mar-1989
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| Interviewer: |
Paglin, Max D.
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Broadcasting; Cable television--United States; Law; North America; Oral history; Telecommunication cables; United States
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| ASP release: |
2006-01
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| Document code: |
OHI0033766-37050
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