Roy J. Stewart received his B.A. Degree from the University of Virginia in 1960 and his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1963. After military service, he started employment at the Federal Communications Commission in 1965 as an attorney in the Television Application Branch of the Broadcast Bureau. Subsequently in 1974, he was appointed Chief of the Transfer Branch. In December 1979, Mr. Stewart was made Chief of the Broadcast Bureau Renewal and Transfer Division. Following the reorganization of the Broadcast Bureau in 1982, Mr. Stewart was named Chief of the Mass Media Bureau's Video Services Division. In October 1989, Mr. Stewart was appointed Chief of the Mass Media Bureau.

Mr. Stewart lives in Annandale, Virginia with his wife.