Donald E. Newhouse, a billionaire media heir tied to the Condé Nast empire, has died at the age of 96.
Donald died from lymphoma at his home in Lambertville, New Jersey, on Tuesday (May 26), his son Steven Newhouse confirmed to The New York Times.
“My Dad loved the Star-Ledger. Each workday he left home for Newark in the early morning darkness filled with excitement,” Steven told NJ.com. “He was especially proud of the great stories produced by Star-Ledger reporters.”
A Legacy in Media
Donald was a key figure in Advance Publications, the media company that owns Condé Nast, though his role focused largely on newspapers rather than magazines…