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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Jesse H. Jones and his BIG Houston media empire


"Mr. Houston," Jesse H. Jones, is known as a legendary Houstonian and national political player, but he was also quite the radio and newspaper man.

While it's well known Jones owned the Houston Chronicle and 740 KTRH, did you know he owned even more pieces of the Houston media pie?

Author Steven Fenberg who wrote "Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good" tells mikemcguff.com all about it.


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