Robert Allbritton Explained
Robert Allbritton (born February 16, 1969[1]) is the owner and founder of Capitol News Company, the parent company of Capitol Hill political newspaper and website Politico.[2]
Allbritton also served as the chairman and CEO of Allbritton Communications, which owned several ABC-affiliated television stations in Washington, D.C.[3] 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.[4] Allbritton has been described by The New Republic as having "reshaped the way we follow politics."[5] He is a trustee of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.[6]
In October 2011, Allbritton was included on The New Republics list of Washington's most powerful, least famous people.[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 is the son of the late banker and businessman Joe Allbritton.
Notes and References
- News: Jaffe . Harry . July 22, 2009 . The Son Also Rises . November 22, 2018 . . en-US . November 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181122053425/https://www.washingtonian.com/2009/07/22/the-son-also-rises/ . live .
- News: Boliek . Brooks . July 24, 2014 . FCC approves $1B Allbritton TV sale to Sinclair . August 1, 2014 . . July 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728075911/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/fcc-allbritton-sinclair-sale-109362.html . live .
- Web site: Executive Profile, Robert L. Allbritton . May 12, 2012 . Bloomberg Businessweek.
- News: O'Hara . Terence . March 8, 2005 . Robert Allbritton Resigns as CEO of Riggs Ahead of Merger . March 21, 2010 . . E01 . November 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110055033/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15462-2005Mar7.html . live .
- 2011-10-12 . Washington's Most Powerful, Least Famous People . . 2011-10-25 . December 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215140027/http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/96131/washingtons-most-powerful-least-famous-people?passthru=ZTM3Y2VhYmZjNmIzMjllNzQ3MjMxOGEzMmJlZjg1NzI . live .
- Web site: Board of Trustees . 2024-07-23 . LBJ Presidential Library . en . LBJ Foundation . May 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520053834/https://www.lbjlibrary.org/foundation/board-of-trustees . live .
- 2011-10-12 . Washington's Most Powerful, Least Famous People . . 2011-10-25 . December 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215140027/http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/96131/washingtons-most-powerful-least-famous-people?passthru=ZTM3Y2VhYmZjNmIzMjllNzQ3MjMxOGEzMmJlZjg1NzI . live .
- April 6, 2007 . Alumni Pledge $5M to Create New Center on Campus . August 22, 2012 . The Wesleyan Connection . January 5, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110105132818/http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/campus/2007/0607publiclife.html . dead .
- Web site: Alumni-Elected Trustees . August 22, 2012 . Wesleyan University . September 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905221954/http://wesconnect.wesleyan.edu/s/1318/index_social.aspx?sid=1318&gid=1&pgid=1433 . live .
- News: Joe L. Allbritton, founder of Allbritton Communications, dies at 87 . 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 . 2015-07-16 . WJLA.
- Web site: Allbritton Center . November 20, 2018 . Wesleyan University . en . May 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505015857/https://www.wesleyan.edu/allbritton/ . live .
