E. K. Jett

Ewell Kirk Jett
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Acting
In office
November 16, 1944 – December 20, 1944
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJames Lawrence Fly
Succeeded byPaul A. Porter
Personal details
BornMarch 20, 1893
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedApril 28, 1965(1965-04-28) (aged 72)
Bethesda, Maryland
PartyIndependent
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1911–1929
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Lt. Ewell Kirk "Jack" Jett, USN (March 20, 1893 – April 28, 1965) was chief engineer and later a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States in the late 1930s and 1940s, serving briefly as the Commission's chairman. He later managed Baltimore television station WMAR.

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