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...perfectly ordinary and nearly expected for a family man to carry on the family business. But in the family of Robert W. Decherd '73, the ordinary is neither ordinary nor expected...
...Decherd's great-grandfather, George B. Dealey, began his journalism career toiling away in the mailroom of the Galveston Daily News in 1885. His hard work won him steady promotions and the attention of the paper's owner, Alfred H. Belo. When Belo wanted to start a telegraph edition in North Texas, he sent his trusted lieutenant G.B. Dealey to scout the area...
...family history is our strength," says Decherd, 47, whose son William just finished his first year at Harvard...
Three generations later, Decherd now presides over a growing empire of 21 television stations, six daily newspapers and three cable news channels. Its television stations reach 14 percent of the nation's viewers and broadcast in seven of the 30 largest markets...
William B. Decherd contributed to thereporting of this story...