David D. Smith

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David Deniston Smith (born September 1, 1950), COB, President, and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group.

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[edit] Family

Married to Donna M. Smith (born June 21, 1954). The two live in Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland.

[edit] Career

President and Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair since 1988, and Chairman of the Board since 1990.

[edit] Arrests

According to a Baltimore Police Department arrest report, Smith was arrested on August 13, 1996, for solication and indecent acts involving a Baltimore streetwalker named Mary DiPaulo.

[edit] Controversies

The Sinclair Broadcast Group has been controversial due to Smith's broadcasting decisions. Smith airs what many believe to be only right-wing viewpoints and has cancelled news reports that do not lend themselves to support of the President George W. Bush White House, as with the Ted Koppel report on soldiers killed in Iraq.

Further controversy has been provided by the commentaries of the network's Mark Hyman, which aired on the local news shows of Sinclair Broadcast Group affiliates across the nation until Hyman ended his daily commentaries on November, 2006.

Sinclair Broadcast Group
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Corporate Staff: David D. Smith (COB and President & CEO) | Frederick G. Smith | J. Duncan Smith | Robert E. Smnith | Daniel C. Keith | Martin R. Leader | Lawrence E. McCanna | Basil A. Thomas | David B. Amy | Lucy A. Rutishauser | Barry M. Faber | David R. Bochenek | Nat S. Ostroff | Donald H. Thompson | Thomas I. Waters III | Darren Shapiro | Gregg Siegel | Jeff Sleete | M. William Butler | Steven M. Marks | Delbert R. Parks III | Joe DeFeo

ABC Network Affiliates: KDNL | WCHS | WEAR | WGGB | WICD | WICS | WKEF | WLOS | WSYX | WXLV

CBS Network Affiliates: KGAN | WGME

The CW Network Affiliates: KOCB | KVCW7 | WLFL8 | WNAB1 | WNUV2 | WTTO / WDBB | WUCW | WVTV

Fox Network Affiliates: KABB | KBSI | KDSM | KOKH | WBFF | WDKY | WMSN | WPGH3 | WRGT2 | WRLH | WSMH6 | WSYT | WTAT2 | WTTE2 | WUHF4 | WUTV | WVAH2 | WYZZ4 | WZTV

MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KMYS | KVMY | WABM | WCGV | WDKA5 | WFGX5 | WMMP | WMYA2 | WMYV | WNYO9 | WNYS5 | WPMY | WRDC | WRLH | WSTR | WSYX | WTTA5 | WTVZ | WUXP

NBC Network Affiliate: WTWC

1Sinclair operates this station owned by Tennessee Broadcasting under an outsourcing agreement. Sinclair is looking to acquire the station outright.

2These stations are nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements. However, Sinclair effectively owns Cunningham because it controls nearly all of Cunningham's stock.

3This station is involved in a "news-share" agreement with Cox Enterprises-owned WPXI.

4Sinclair has ownership interests in these stations, but management capabilities belong to Nexstar Broadcasting Group.

5Sinclair operates these stations, which are owned by local independent or private companies, with the execption of WTTA where Sinclair CEO David Smith is the station's majority owner.

6This station is involved in a "news share" with Meredith Corporation-owned WNEM-TV

7This station is involved in a "news share" with Sunbelt Communications Company-owned KVBC

8This station is involved in a "news share" with Disney/ABC-owned WTVD.

9This station is involved in a "news share" with Gannett-owned WGRZ.

Annual Revenue: $1.24 billion USD (2004) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: SBGI | Website: www.sbgi.net


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