Richard E. Wiley

Richard Wiley
Chair of the Federal Communications Commission
In office
March 8, 1974 – October 12, 1977
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byDean Burch
Succeeded byCharles Ferris
Personal details
Born (1934-07-20) July 20, 1934 (age 90)
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationNorthwestern University (BA, JD)
Georgetown University (LLM)

Richard E. Wiley (born July 20, 1934) is an American attorney and former government official. He served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from March 8, 1974, to October 12, 1977. A member of the Republican Party,[1] he supported increased competition and lower regulations in the communications sector.

Wiley played a pivotal role in the development of HDTV in the United States, serving from 1987 to 1995 as chairman of the FCC's Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service.

  1. ^ "Commissioners from 1934 to Present". Federal Communications Commission. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2017-05-12.