Eureka Television Group owner Chester Smith dies
Chester Smith, country music singer, radio broadcaster, television empire-builder and owner of Eureka Television Group, died Friday at the age of 78.
“He’s basically a living legend,” said Don Smullin, general manager of Eureka Television Group. Smith was the owner of a media empire that spanned from Bakersfield to Oregon and that included the local Fox, Univision, CW, My Network and CBS stations.
While Smullin said he didn’t yet know who would take over as owner of Eureka’s five stations, he assumed it would be someone in Smith’s family, but added, “I’m not privy to that information.” Until a replacement is named, Smullin said he has no worries for the television group’s future. “A lot of the blessings we have is that Chester left the company in very strong financial shape,” he said. “We have no debt.”
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