How long has Dave Smith been owner?
Since he help start it in 1986 and took over the Smith Family family business when his dad died??
Board of Directors
David D. Smith
Executive Chairman
David D. Smith
Executive Chairman
David D. Smith has served as Executive Chairman since January 2017
and Chairman of the Board since September 1990. Until January 2017, Mr. Smith
served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 1988. Mr. Smith founded
Comark Communications, Inc., a company engaged in the manufacture of high-power
transmitters for UHF television stations, and was an officer and director of
Comark until 1986. He also was a principal in other television stations prior
to serving as a General Manager of WPMY (formerly WCWB-TV) from 1984 until
1986.
In 1986, Mr. David Smith was instrumental in the formation of Sinclair.
Mr. Smith serves as a member of the Board of Directors of MileOne Autogroup, Inc.,
and the majority of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Cunningham Communications
Inc., and Keyser Investment Group, Inc.; is a partner of Gerstell Development,
LP.; and is the majority shareholder of the Baltimore Sun.
