Media Mogul Black Stiffs NY Public Library

Media mogul Conrad Black, head of Hollinger International, a company with controlling interest in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Jerusalem Post and London Daily Telegraph has yet to make good on a $100,000 pledge to the New York Public Library, according this NY Times article. Black and his wife Barbara Amiel Black, who co-chaired a NYPL benefit in Novemeber, pledged the money at the swanky Literary Lions dinner. A spokesman for the company declared that Black would make good on the pledge, although others question his ability to do so. Investors have complained about Black’s dealings with the company and an investigation has been launched. NYPL representatives say they fully expect Black to follow through.

January 17, 2004 by Uncategorized 2

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  1. djfiander says:
    January 18, 2004 at 1:30 am

    I’m not holding my breath
    Since he failed to pay back $850,000 to Holinger two weeks ago (“Black and Blacker”, The Economist, Jan 8, 2004 [onine content requires subscription]), I don’t think that unmet charitable obligations are high on his list.

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  2. rochelle says:
    January 18, 2004 at 2:42 am

    Messed up priorities
    Not me, boy! Never mind utilities and mortgage. It’s Girl Scout cookie time! I’ll see what I have left after stocking up on Thin Mints and Trefoils.

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