Benson Offers To Buy Times-Picayune; Paper Not For Sale, Say Advance Officials
Posted: 7/27/2012 | By: Mike Hoss and Dominic Massa | WWLTV.com
NEW ORLEANS – In a letter to Times-Picayune owner Steven Newhouse, Saints and Hornets owner Tom Benson has made his strongest statement yet that he is interested in purchasing the newspaper, Eyewitness News has learned.
In a letter dated July 25, a copy of which was obtained by WWL-TV, Benson writes that he and others are interested in purchasing the newspaper.
In a letter dated July 25, a copy of which was obtained by WWL-TV, Benson writes that he and others are interested in purchasing the newspaper.