Tom Dougherty, 87, communications lawyer known for his long tenure with Metromedia,...
Tom Dougherty, 87, communications lawyer known for his long tenure with Metromedia, died Monday at home in Murrells Inlet, S.C. He began his legal career at Dow Lohnes, and from 1957 to 1961 was legal assistant to FCC Commissioner Robert…
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E. Lee. Dougherty opened a Washington office in 1961 for Metromedia, where he was senior vice president and in charge of regulatory and government affairs for 26 years until the stations, now part of News Corp., were sold in a leveraged buyout he helped engineer. He’s survived by his wife, eight children and 12 grandchildren.