Walter Hussman, Newspaper Publisher
Air Date: Jan. 19. 2018
Walter Hussman has been involved in the newspaper business in Arkansas for all of his adult life. He earned his bachelor of journalism from the University of North Carolina and his master’s in business administration from Columbia University. In 1973, he moved to Hot Springs as vice president and general manager of Palmer Newspapers, which is a division of WEHCO Media. WEHCO Media purchased the Arkansas Democrat newspaper in 1974 and Hussman moved to Little Rock to manage the new acquisition. As circulation for the Democrat newspaper dwindled, Hussman reached out to The Gazette publisher Hugh Patterson request a merger of the two papers. When Patterson refused, Hussman vowed to bring back The Democrat. Learn more at: Walter Hussman, Newspaper Publisher
Air Date: Jan. 19. 2018
Walter Hussman has been involved in the newspaper business in Arkansas for all of his adult life. He earned his bachelor of journalism from the University of North Carolina and his master’s in business administration from Columbia University. In 1973, he moved to Hot Springs as vice president and general manager of Palmer Newspapers, which is a division of WEHCO Media. WEHCO Media purchased the Arkansas Democrat newspaper in 1974 and Hussman moved to Little Rock to manage the new acquisition. As circulation for the Democrat newspaper dwindled, Hussman reached out to The Gazette publisher Hugh Patterson request a merger of the two papers. When Patterson refused, Hussman vowed to bring back The Democrat.
