Walter E. Hussman, Sr.
| Walter E. Hussman, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Walter Edward Hussman July 20, 1906 Bland, Gasconade County Missouri, USA |
| Died | July 2, 1988 (aged 81) Camden, Ouachita County Arkansas |
| Resting place | Camden Memorial Park in Camden, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri School of Journalism |
| Occupation | Owner of a Newspaper chain and radio and television stations |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Palmer Hussman (married 1931-1988, his death) |
| Children |
Walter E. Hussman, Jr. |
| Relatives |
Richard S. Arnold (former son-in-law) |
Walter E. Hussman, Jr.
Gale Hussman Arnold
Richard S. Arnold (former son-in-law)
Walter Edward Hussman, Sr. (July 20, 1906 – July 2, 1988), was a mass media magnate from Camden, Arkansas, whose holdings included six daily newspapers in Arkansas, several radio and television stations, including the NBC outlet KTAL-TV in Texarkana, Texas, and seventeen cable systems in four states.
Hussman was born in Bland, a community in Gasconade County in central Missouri. He dropped out of high school, but returned at the age of twenty-one to complete his secondary education. He then enrolled at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, one of the nation's premier journalism schools.
Hussman met his future wife, the former Betty Palmer (September 28, 1911-January 1990), at the University of Missouri. The couple married on Christmas Eve 1931. She was the daughter from the second marriage of Clyde E. Palmer (1876–1957), who launched the Palmer newspaper chain beginning with the acquisition of the Texarkana Gazette in 1933. There were five Palmer papers. At the university, Hussman also established a lifelong friendship with his fraternity brother and college roommate, Donald W. "Don" Reynolds (September 23, 1906 - April 2, 1993), who would assemble his own newspaper chain centered about the Fort Smith Southwest Times Record.
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