Bingham, Barry
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Birthname | George Barry Bingham Sr. | ||||
born on | 10 February 1906 at 03:00 (= 03:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Louisville, Kentucky, 38n15, 85w46 | ||||
Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American patriarch of a family that dominated local media in Louisville, Kentucky for several decades in the 20th century. Bingham's family owned a cluster of influential media properties – The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times newspapers, plus WHAS Radio and WHAS Television. The newspapers were recipients of six Pulitzer Prizes, including one for public service in 1967, plus countless other awards during the Bingham years. The Courier-Journal became the commonwealth's dominant newspaper, a position it retains to this day.
Bingham Sr. died on 15 August 1988 at age 82.
Events
- Work : Retired 1971
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes from Barry Bingham: A Man of His Word by Barry Bingham (University Press of Kentucky, 2015), p. 20: "I was born right here in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 10, 1906. It was early on one frosty morning, a very inconvenient time, I expect, for a baby to be born." A birth time of 3 AM is speculative.
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 82)
- Vocation : Business : Business owner (Media tycoon)
- Vocation : Military : Honors (2 x Bronze Star)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (U.S. Navy officer, WWII)