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'''David Deniston Smith''' (born [[September 1]], [[1950]]), COB, President, and CEO of [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]. |
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==Family== |
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Married to Donna M. Smith (born [[June 21]], [[1954]]). They live in [[Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland]] with their son. |
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==Career== |
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President and Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair since 1988, and Chairman of the Board since 1990. |
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==Arrests== |
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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. The incident occurred during a police sting operation. <ref>http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2004/05/287287.shtml</ref> |
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==Controversies== |
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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]] [[Nightline]] broadcast in [[2004]] on soldiers killed in [[Iraq]]. |
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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. |
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== References == |
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*[http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2004/05/287287.shtml Several newspaper citations of the reported incident] |
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[[Category:1950 births]] |
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Revision as of 15:33, 25 March 2008
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