James Henry Quello

James Henry Quello

James Henry Quello (born April 21, 1914, in Laurium, Michigan) is Democratic communications politician and scholar from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and, in 1993, served as the Acting Chairman of the Commission. His term as Acting Chairman ended when Reed Hundt was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He stepped down as FCC commissioner in 1998, he was a Democrat appointed into the FCC by a Republican president Richard Nixon. He was a World War II hero during the European conflict in 1941-1945 and friend of late U.S. president Gerald Ford. Currently he is a chairman of James H. Quello and Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law at Michigan State University named in honor after him and his wife. Quello is currently working as a consultant in the Government Affairs law office of Wiley Rein.

Education and Marriage

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World War II Hero

During World War II, James H. Quello served as a Lieutenant and Lieutenant Colonel of U.S. Army (1941-45). He took part in six infantry assault amphibious landings in the war theater in Europe and Africa and fought in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. James Quello has earned several decorations and campaign ribbons. He has served as a trustee of the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund, having been appointed by four Michigan governors. He is the author, of My Wars, Surviving WWII & the FCC, published in March 2001.

Broadcasting career

James H. Quello started his career in radio broadcasting immediately after returning from Europe in 1945. He worked in the promotions department at WXYZ/Detroit. Two years later, Quello moved to rival station WJR and became Vice President and General Manager in 1960. When Capital Cities Broadcasting purchased WJR, Quello became WJR station manager and a Capital Cities Vice President. For 21 years he served on the Detroit Housing and Urban Renewal Commission.

Federal Communications Commission

He was first appointed Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission by then U.S. president Richard M. Nixon in 1974. He served there until 1997 when he stepped down. His nomination at first sparked controversy as Ralph Nader accused Quello of "being a pawn for broadcasters". Fellow Michiganian, House minority leader, future Vice President, and U.S. President Gerald Ford supported Quello's nomination by Nixon.

For several months in 1993 Quello was the Acting Chairman of the FCC, succeeded by Bill Clinton nominee Reed E. Hundt. Despite the short tenure as FCC Chairman, The New York Times described his term with the headline "Temporary Chief Proves More Than a Fill-In". He also was once characterized as "Trumanesque" for his forthright, down-to-earth, approach to government deliberations.

As FCC Commissioner and Chairman, Quello became know for his independent thinking. He has been a champion of preserving free universal television. His decisions contributed to the transition of the FCC and the U.S. broadcasting market into the Information Age during a period of revolutionary technological and economic change. He argued for deregulation (he took a position against financial-interest and syndication rules) but was supportive for regulation as well. "I do deregulation, I don't do anarchy," The New York Times quoted Quello as saying.

In the early 1980s, he opposed the FCC's move to let owners of TV stations sell their licenses after owning them a year. He called for legislation that would allow the Commission to keep closer watch on the level of violence on TV.

Awards

Quello has earned numerous accolades during his career, including a Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Broadcasters (1994) and the first Milestone Award from the Institute for Communications Law Studies at the Catholic University of America. James H. Quello was inducted into the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, Broadcasting/Cable Hall of Fame in 1995 and the next year into the Museum of Broadcast Communications’ Radio Hall of Fame. James Quello received a record 41 lifetime achievement and distinguished service awards for his service to the FCC.

In 1997, Commissioner Quello received the Distinguished Service Award from both ALTV and NCTA, where Ted Turner presented the award, "for uncommon devotion to his country in peace and war." On his 23rd anniversary at the FCC, Commissioner Quello was honored by Chairman Hundt and Commissioners Ness and Chong at a laudatory dinner attended by over 1,200 devoted friends and family, as well as many distinguished members of the community. Later that year he was presented the Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award and Tom Murphy, former CEO of Capital Cities/ABC, presented the International Radio and Television Society Foundation, Inc.'s Lifetime Achievement Award.

References

* James H. Quello and Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law
* [http://www.wileyrein.com/directory.cfm?attorney_id=614 James H. Quello at Wiley Rein LLP]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0DC1239F937A35753C1A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 The New York Times profile of FCC Chairman James H. Quello "Temporary Chief Proves More Than a Fill-In"]
* [http://quello.msu.edu/2006/bios.htm Michigan State University’s profile of James H. Quello]
* [http://cas.msu.edu/about/cas50/essays/essay.php?essays::id=3 Lecture of James H. Quello]
* [http://www.radiohof.org/executive/jamesquello.html Mr. Quello at Radio Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.michmab.com/awards/awards_bio.html Michigan Association of Broadcasters]
* [http://www.fcc.gov/commissioners/previous/quello/biography.html James H. Quello at FCC]


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