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UrielAcosta (talk | contribs) Reverted: the second of the two sources cited says "The surprise announcement by Robert Allbritton on Monday comes a few days after he and his family agreed to pay $1 million to a new $9-million fund for victims of former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet" so yes, "he and his family" means this is about him & not just his father Tags: Manual revert Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
Undid revision 1296277564 by UrielAcosta (talk) The published report is innacurate. I am the original source and I was not involved, nor did I pay anything relating to the incident. I will take legal action against Wikipedia and the author if this slanderous comment is restored. -Robert L. Allbritton |
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'''Robert Lewis Allbritton''' (born February 16, 1969<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jaffe |first=Harry |date=July 22, 2009 |title=The Son Also Rises |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2009/07/22/the-son-also-rises/ |access-date=November 22, 2018 |work=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]] |language=en-US |archive-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122053425/https://www.washingtonian.com/2009/07/22/the-son-also-rises/ |url-status=live }}</ref>) is the founder and former owner of [[Capitol News Company]], the parent company of Capitol Hill [[Politics of the United States|political]] [[newspaper]] and website ''[[Politico]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boliek |first=Brooks |date=July 24, 2014 |title=FCC approves $1B Allbritton TV sale to Sinclair |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/fcc-allbritton-sinclair-sale-109362.html |access-date=August 1, 2014 |work=[[Politico]] |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728075911/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/fcc-allbritton-sinclair-sale-109362.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Semafor"/> |
'''Robert Lewis Allbritton''' (born February 16, 1969<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jaffe |first=Harry |date=July 22, 2009 |title=The Son Also Rises |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2009/07/22/the-son-also-rises/ |access-date=November 22, 2018 |work=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]] |language=en-US |archive-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122053425/https://www.washingtonian.com/2009/07/22/the-son-also-rises/ |url-status=live }}</ref>) is the founder and former owner of [[Capitol News Company]], the parent company of Capitol Hill [[Politics of the United States|political]] [[newspaper]] and website ''[[Politico]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boliek |first=Brooks |date=July 24, 2014 |title=FCC approves $1B Allbritton TV sale to Sinclair |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/fcc-allbritton-sinclair-sale-109362.html |access-date=August 1, 2014 |work=[[Politico]] |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728075911/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/fcc-allbritton-sinclair-sale-109362.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Semafor"/> Allbritton also served as the chairman and CEO of [[Allbritton Communications]], which owned several [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]-affiliated television stations in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Executive Profile, Robert L. Allbritton |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=617295&privcapId=775311&previousCapId=775311&previousTitle=Allbritton%20Communications%20Co |access-date=May 12, 2012 |website=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]}}</ref> |
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Allbritton was previously the final CEO of Riggs National Corporation, the parent of [[Riggs Bank]], from 2001 to 2005, when [[PNC Bank]] acquired the bank.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Hara |first=Terence |date=March 8, 2005 |title=Robert Allbritton Resigns as CEO of Riggs Ahead of Merger |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15462-2005Mar7.html |access-date=March 21, 2010 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |page=E01 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110055033/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15462-2005Mar7.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Allbritton has been described by ''[[The New Republic]]'' as having "reshaped the way we follow politics."<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine |date=2011-10-12 |title=Washington's Most Powerful, Least Famous People |url=http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/96131/washingtons-most-powerful-least-famous-people?passthru=ZTM3Y2VhYmZjNmIzMjllNzQ3MjMxOGEzMmJlZjg1NzI |magazine=[[The New Republic]] |accessdate=2011-10-25 |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215140027/http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/96131/washingtons-most-powerful-least-famous-people?passthru=ZTM3Y2VhYmZjNmIzMjllNzQ3MjMxOGEzMmJlZjg1NzI |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a trustee of the [[Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://www.lbjlibrary.org/foundation/board-of-trustees |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=LBJ Presidential Library |language=en |department=LBJ Foundation |archive-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520053834/https://www.lbjlibrary.org/foundation/board-of-trustees |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Allbritton received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1992,<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 6, 2007 |title=Alumni Pledge $5M to Create New Center on Campus |url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/campus/2007/0607publiclife.html |access-date=August 22, 2012 |magazine=The Wesleyan Connection |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105132818/http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/campus/2007/0607publiclife.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has served as a member of its board of trustees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni-Elected Trustees |url=http://wesconnect.wesleyan.edu/s/1318/index_social.aspx?sid=1318&gid=1&pgid=1433 |access-date=August 22, 2012 |website=Wesleyan University |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905221954/http://wesconnect.wesleyan.edu/s/1318/index_social.aspx?sid=1318&gid=1&pgid=1433 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Joe L. Allbritton, founder of Allbritton Communications, dies at 87 |url=http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/12/joe-l-allbritton-founder-of-allbritton-communications-dies-at-87-83047.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716154647/http://www.wjla.com:80/articles/2012/12/joe-l-allbritton-founder-of-allbritton-communications-dies-at-87-83047.html |archive-date=2015-07-16 |work=[[WJLA]]}}</ref> With his wife Elena, Allbritton donated funds for the establishment of the school's Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allbritton Center |url=https://www.wesleyan.edu/allbritton/ |access-date=November 20, 2018 |website=Wesleyan University |language=en |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505015857/https://www.wesleyan.edu/allbritton/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In October 2011, Allbritton was included on ''The New Republic''{{'}}s list of Washington's most powerful, least famous people.<ref name="auto"/> |
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[[File:DSC 4102a (48996597596).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Allbritton (right) and his wife with [[Lloyd Nelson Hand]] and [[Ann Hand]] in 2019]] |
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Allbritton received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1992,<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 6, 2007 |title=Alumni Pledge $5M to Create New Center on Campus |url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/campus/2007/0607publiclife.html |access-date=August 22, 2012 |magazine=The Wesleyan Connection |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105132818/http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/campus/2007/0607publiclife.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has served as a member of its board of trustees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni-Elected Trustees |url=http://wesconnect.wesleyan.edu/s/1318/index_social.aspx?sid=1318&gid=1&pgid=1433 |access-date=August 22, 2012 |website=Wesleyan University |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905221954/http://wesconnect.wesleyan.edu/s/1318/index_social.aspx?sid=1318&gid=1&pgid=1433 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Joe L. Allbritton, founder of Allbritton Communications, dies at 87 |url=http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/12/joe-l-allbritton-founder-of-allbritton-communications-dies-at-87-83047.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716154647/http://www.wjla.com:80/articles/2012/12/joe-l-allbritton-founder-of-allbritton-communications-dies-at-87-83047.html |archive-date=2015-07-16 |work=[[WJLA]]}}</ref> With his wife Elena, Allbritton donated funds for the establishment of the school's Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allbritton Center |url=https://www.wesleyan.edu/allbritton/ |access-date=November 20, 2018 |website=Wesleyan University |language=en |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505015857/https://www.wesleyan.edu/allbritton/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Allbritton is the son of the late banker and businessman [[Joe Allbritton]]. |
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==Allbritton Journalism Institute and NOTUS== |
==Allbritton Journalism Institute and NOTUS== |
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Robert Lewis Allbritton (born February 16, 1969[1]) is the founder and former owner of Capitol News Company, the parent company of Capitol Hill political newspaper and website Politico.[2][3] Allbritton also served as the chairman and CEO of Allbritton Communications, which owned several ABC-affiliated television stations in Washington, D.C.[4]
Allbritton was previously the final CEO of Riggs National Corporation, the parent of Riggs Bank, from 2001 to 2005, when PNC Bank acquired the bank.[5] Allbritton has been described by The New Republic as having "reshaped the way we follow politics."[6] He is a trustee of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.[7]
Allbritton received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1992,[8] and has served as a member of its board of trustees.[9][10] With his wife Elena, Allbritton donated funds for the establishment of the school's Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life.[11]
Allbritton Journalism Institute and NOTUS
In 2023, Allbritton established the Allbritton Journalism Institute (AJI) with a $20 million grant. The institute is a nonprofit educational organization based in Washington, D.C., dedicated to training the next generation of political journalists. AJI offers a two-year fellowship program that provides early-career reporters with an annual salary of $60,000, health insurance, and paid time off. Fellows take classes with experienced journalists and contribute to AJI’s publication, NOTUS, which launched in January 2024.[3][12]
References
- ^ Jaffe, Harry (July 22, 2009). "The Son Also Rises". Washingtonian. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ Boliek, Brooks (July 24, 2014). "FCC approves $1B Allbritton TV sale to Sinclair". Politico. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Max Tani (May 1, 2023). "Politico's founder is spending $20 million to train aspiring journalists". Semafor Media.
- ^ "Executive Profile, Robert L. Allbritton". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ O'Hara, Terence (March 8, 2005). "Robert Allbritton Resigns as CEO of Riggs Ahead of Merger". Washington Post. p. E01. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ "Washington's Most Powerful, Least Famous People". The New Republic. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". LBJ Foundation. LBJ Presidential Library. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Alumni Pledge $5M to Create New Center on Campus". The Wesleyan Connection. April 6, 2007. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ "Alumni-Elected Trustees". Wesleyan University. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ "Joe L. Allbritton, founder of Allbritton Communications, dies at 87". WJLA. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Allbritton Center". Wesleyan University. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "Allbritton Journalism Institute". AJI. Retrieved January 26, 2025.