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Edgar Bloom Stern Sr. (1886–1959) was an American leader in civic, racial, business and governmental affairs for the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was successful at an early age in the cotton business in New Orleans, later diversifying into other businesses.
Oct 21, 2009 · Edgar B. Stern Jr., the man who helped create and build Louisiana's first television station, as the founding owner of WDSU-TV, died Sunday in Seattle, Washington. He was 86.
Edgar B. Stern Jr., chairman of Royal Street Corporation, founder of WDSU Television, New Orleans, Deer Valley Resort, Park City, Utah, the Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco, California, and a long-time director of Sears Roebuck and Company, died Sunday, October 12 in Seattle, Wash. at 86.
Oct 15, 2008 · Edgar B. Stern Jr., 86, former owner of Park City Mountain Resort and founder of Deer Valley Resort, died Oct. 12, 2008, in Seattle. He had also been chairman of Royal Street Corp., founder of WDSU Television, New Orleans; the Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco; and a director of Sears Roebuck and Co. He was considered a true visionary and a ...
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Edgar B. Stern Jr., chairman of Royal Street Corp., founder of WDSU Television, New Orleans; Deer Valley Resort, Park City, Utah; the Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco; and a longtime director of Sears Roebuck and Co., died Sunday, Oct. 12, in Seattle, Wash., at 86.
Oct 16, 2008 · Edgar B. Stern, Jr., founder of WDSU-TV, died on Sunday, at 86 years old. He founded WDSU-TV and was the station's first manager when he was only 26 years old. Stern was a broadcast pioneer who...
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EDGAR B. STERN: A WHITE NEW ORLEANS PHILANTHROPIST HELPS BUILD A BLACK UNIVERSITY By Joe M. Richardson* In early 1928, James P. O'Brien, president of black Straight College, solicited a $500 emergency contribution from Edgar B. Stem, a well-known New Orleans busi-nessman and philanthropist. Stem replied, "I am favorably concerned about what you ...
