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Barry Bingham, Sr.

Job title
editor-in-chief and president
First name
Barry
Last name
Bingham Sr.

(Courtesy of The New York Times)

Barry Bingham Sr. Is Dead at 82; Louisville Newspapers' Publisher

By Alex Jones

August 16, 1988

Barry Bingham Sr., whose newspapers in Louisville, Ky., were leading liberal voices in the South, for decades, died yesterday at his Louisville home. He was 82 years old and had been undergoing treatment for cancer.

Employer
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ordering weight
1

St. Petersburg (FL) Times

Citation
For its aggressive investigation of the Florida Turnpike Authority which disclosed widespread illegal acts and resulted in a major reorganization of the State's road construction program.
Tags: 1964
Categories: Public Service
Publication
St. Petersburg (FL) Times

Merriman Smith

Citation
For his outstanding coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Tags: 1964
Categories: National Reporting
Publication
United Press International