Eugene Octave Sykes

Eugene Octave Sykes (July 16, 1867 – June 21, 1945) was a U.S. administrator. He served as the first chairman of the Federal Communications Commission between 1934 and 1935.

Federal Communications Commission seen in Washington, D.C. in 1937. Seated (l-r) Eugene Octave Sykes, Frank R. McNinch, Chairman Paul Atlee Walker, Standing (l-r) T.A.M. Craven, Thad H. Brown, Norman S. Case, and George Henry Payne.

Further reading

• Flannery, Gerald V. (1995). Commissioners of the FCC, 1927-1994. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. pp. 1–3. ISBN 0-8191-9669-X. 
• "Eugene Octave Sykes 1876–1945". Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising (Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc.) 28 (26A): 18. June 25, 1945.