Sikes (born December 16, 1939) is a Republican, former U.S.
administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, who served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from August 8, 1989, to January 19, 1993.
He received a B.A.
degree for political science from Westminster College in 1961 and an L.L.B.
degree from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1964.
In 2000, Sikes founded the non-profit Reading Excellence and Discovery Foundation and served as chairman of the Trinity Forum's board of trustees.