Difference between revisions of "Walter E. Hussman Jr."
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'''Walter E. Hussman, Jr.''' is president and chief executive officer of WEHCO Media in Little Rock, Arkansas. The company is owner of the ''[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]],'' ''Northwest Arkansas Times'', and ''Benton County Daily Record'' newspapers. | '''Walter E. Hussman, Jr.''' is president and chief executive officer of WEHCO Media in Little Rock, Arkansas. The company is owner of the ''[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]],'' ''Northwest Arkansas Times'', and ''Benton County Daily Record'' newspapers. | ||
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| + | In 1978 Hussman's ''Democrat'' sold only half as many papers as its rival, the ''Arkansas Gazette''. On October 18, 1991, Hussman purchased the ''Gazette'' from the Gannett Corporation for $69.3 million. The next day the papers merged as the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:23, 27 April 2008
Walter E. Hussman, Jr. is president and chief executive officer of WEHCO Media in Little Rock, Arkansas. The company is owner of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Northwest Arkansas Times, and Benton County Daily Record newspapers.
In 1978 Hussman's Democrat sold only half as many papers as its rival, the Arkansas Gazette. On October 18, 1991, Hussman purchased the Gazette from the Gannett Corporation for $69.3 million. The next day the papers merged as the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
