Philadelphia Inquirer | Philadelphia Daily News
The story of how Philadelphia Media Holdings won the prize is a tale that turned on three factors, say
Joseph N. DiStefano and
Larry Eichel. One of them: "
Brian Tierney's cheerfully relentless 10-week campaign to assemble an ownership group, sell the investors on the company's potential, make friends with newspaper managers, Teamsters and other key players, and close the deal." ||
Listen to an interview with Tierney.
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Porter: Tierney's a masterful barker with infectious optimism (PDN)
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Inquirer readers comment on the sale of Philadelphia's dailies (PI)
