HUNT VALLEY'S SINCLAIR

The Baltimore Sun purchased by Sinclair’s David D. Smith

Smith served as the chief executive officer and president of Sinclair Television Group, Inc. from 1988 to January 2017. He "built Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. into the largest owner of television stations in the U.S.," and he was profiled by the New York Times in 1998. He has served as its executive chairman of SBGI since January 1, 2017.

Business leader uses own funds in deal, returns Sun to local ownership

By LORRAINE MIRABELLA, Baltimore Sun 

The Baltimore Sun, the largest newspaper in Maryland, has been acquired in a private deal by David D. Smith, executive chairman of Hunt Valley-based television station FINISH READING HERE

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