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| name=Walter Edward Hussman, Jr.​<br>

| name=Walter Edward Hussman, Jr.​<br>

(Publisher of ''The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'';<br>

(Publisher of ''The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'';<br>

Chief executive officer of WEHCO Media)

Chief executive officer<br> of WEHCO Media)

| birth_date=January 5, 1947​

| birth_date=January 5, 1947​

| birth_place=Texarkana,  [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]]<br>

| birth_place=Texarkana,  [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]]<br>

| religion=[[Presbyterian]]}} ​

| religion=[[Presbyterian]]}} ​

'''Walter Edward Hussman, Jr.''' (born January 5, 1947), is a third-generation [[newspaper]] [[publisher]] and chief executive officer of a [[media]] conglomerate known as WEHCO Media, Inc.  He is the publisher of ''The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' in the capital city of [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]]. He also owns  a chain of smaller newspapers, including ''The Chattanooga Times Free Press'' and ''The  Texarkana Gazette,'' and owns cable [[television]] companies in four states.​

'''Walter Edward Hussman, Jr.''' (born January 5, 1947), is a third-generation [[newspaper]] [[publisher]] and chief executive officer of a [[media]] conglomerate known as WEHCO Media, Inc.  He is the publisher of ''The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' in the capital city of [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]]. He also owns  a chain of smaller newspapers, including ''The Chattanooga Times Free Press'' and ''The  Texarkana Gazette,'' and owns cable [[television]] companies in four states.

 

==Background==​

==Background==​

Hussman was born in Texarkana in Bowie County in far northeastern  [[Texas]], but moved in 1949 to Camden in Ouachita County in southern Arkansas. with his parents, [[Walter E. Hussman, Sr.]]  and the former Betty Palmer (1911–1990), and two older sisters. Hussman, Sr., published the ''The Camden News,'' which he had purchased from his father-in-law, [[Clyde E. Palmer]].​

Hussman was born in Texarkana in Bowie County in far northeastern  [[Texas]], but moved in 1949 to Camden in Ouachita County in southern Arkansas. with his parents, [[Walter E. Hussman, Sr.]]  and the former Betty Palmer (1911–1990), and two older sisters. Hussman, Sr., published the ''The Camden News,'' which he had purchased from his father-in-law, [[Clyde E. Palmer]].​

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In 1999, WEHCO purchased ''The Chattanooga Times'' and''The Chattanooga Free Press]'' in [[Tennessee]] and combined the rival newspapers into ''The Chattanooga Times Free Press.''​

In 1999, WEHCO purchased ''The Chattanooga Times'' and''The Chattanooga Free Press]'' in [[Tennessee]] and combined the rival newspapers into ''The Chattanooga Times Free Press.''​

 

==Newspaper philosophy==​

==Newspaper philosophy==​

Hussman sums up his philosophy about newspapers by referring to a statement from his father.​

Hussman sums up his philosophy about newspapers by referring to a statement from his father.​

Hussman lives in Little Rock with his wife, the former Robena Kendrick (b. June 26, 1946). They have three children. The late federal Judge  Richard S. Arnold of Texarkana and Little Rock, was Hussman's former brother-in-law. Arnold was married to Hussman sister, Gale, from 1958 to 1975. His other sister is Marilyn Augur of [[Dallas]], Texas.​

Hussman lives in Little Rock with his wife, the former Robena Kendrick (b. June 26, 1946). They have three children. The late federal Judge  Richard S. Arnold of Texarkana and Little Rock, was Hussman's former brother-in-law. Arnold was married to Hussman sister, Gale, from 1958 to 1975. His other sister is Marilyn Augur of [[Dallas]], Texas.​

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==References==​

==Refences==

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==External links==​

==External links==​

*http://www.oldstatehouse.com/educational_programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?​

*http://www.oldstatehouse.com/educational_programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?​