Barry Bingham
- Category : 1906-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 2/5 - Hermit / Heretic
- Definition : Split - Small (3,6,9)
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Explanation 1
Biography
American patriarch of a family that dominated local media in Louisville, Kentucky for several decades in the 20th century. Bingham's family owned a cluster of influential media properties – The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times newspapers, plus WHAS Radio and WHAS Television. The newspapers were recipients of six Pulitzer Prizes, including one for public service in 1967, plus countless other awards during the Bingham years. The Courier-Journal became the commonwealth's dominant newspaper, a position it retains to this day.
Bingham Sr. died on 15 August 1988 at age 82.