David D. Smith

David D. Smith
Born
David Deniston Smith
NationalityAmerican
TitleExecutive chairman, Sinclair Broadcast Group
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane Smith
FatherJulian Sinclair Smith
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David Deniston Smith is an American businessman who has been the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) since January 2017, having been its president and CEO from September 1990 to January 2017. In 2024, he acquired majority ownership of The Baltimore Sun (founded 1837) and its affiliated regional and community newspapers.