Barbara Cox Anthony (born 1923) is the second and youngest
daughter of James M. Cox, a Democratic Governor of Ohio,
newspaper publisher and broadcaster. With her sister Anne Cox
Chambers she inherited via a trust ownership and control of her
father’s company, now called Cox Enterprises. She lives in
Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States.
Fortune |
Business |
Country |
Status |
11.7 Billion |
Cox Enterprises |
USA |
Married, 2
Children |
|
Her net worth has been estimated at $12 billion, based
principally on her equity interest in Cox Enterprises which
makes her one of the richest women in the United States
She serves as a Director of Cox Enterprises, one of the largest
diversified media companies in the United States. It owns one of
the nation's largest cable television businesses, which provides
internet and telephony, publishes newspapers including the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Palm Beach Post, owns and
operates broadcast television and radio stations and owns
Manheim, an automobile auction firm. It also owns stakes in a
variety of internet businesses, including AutoTrader.com, the
largest retail automotive shopping site in the world. Her eldest
son James Kennedy is CEO of Cox Enterprises.
In 2004 Cox Enterprises announced a debt financed $7.9 billion
privatization bid for the 38% of the cable television business
Cox Communications that it does not already own. With
approximately 6.3 million cable subscribers Cox also provides
high-speed Internet service to more than 2 million homes and
telephone service to 1.1 million homes.
Well known in Hawaii for her support of philanthropic causes,
she helped found La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls and has
served as its Chair since 1978. She has also made generous
contributions to the Veterinary School of the Colorado State
University, endowing two chairs in equine health.
(wiki)
Anne Cox Chambers
(born December 1, 1919) is a billionaire media proprietor. She
is the daughter of James M. Cox, a newspaper publisher and
senior Democratic political identity. With her sister Barbara
Cox Anthony she owns and controls her father’s business
interests, through Cox Enterprises. She lives in Atlanta,
Georgia, in the United States.
A generous financial supporter of the Democratic Party, she was
President Jimmy Carter's pick as US Ambassador to Belgium from
1977 to 1981.
Fortune |
Business |
Country |
Status |
11.7 Billion |
Cox Enterprises |
USA |
Divorced, 3
Children |
|
Her net worth has been estimated at $12 billion, based
principally on her equity interest in Cox Enterprises which
makes her one of the richest women in the United States.
Anne Cox Chambers holds the Chair of Atlanta Newspapers and
serves as a Director of Cox Enterprises, one of the largest
diversified media companies in the United States. It owns one of
the nation's largest cable television businesses, which provides
internet and telephony, publishes newspapers including the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Palm Beach Post, owns and
operates broadcast television and radio stations and owns
Manheim, an automobile auction firm. It also owns stakes in a
variety of internet businesses, including AutoTrader.com, the
largest retail automotive shopping site in the world. The
Ambassador's nephew James Kennedy is CEO of Cox Enterprises.
In 2004 Cox Enterprises announced a debt financed $7.9 billion
privitization bid for the 38% of the cable television business
Cox Communications that it does not already own. With
approximately 6.3 million cable subscribers Cox also provides
high-speed Internet service to more than 2 million homes and
telephone service to 1.1 million homes.
A respected Atlantan business and community figure, Ambassador
Chambers also served as a Director of Coca-Cola from through the
1980s and a leading regional financial institution, Fulton
National Bank. She was the first woman in Atlanta to serve as a
director of a bank, and the first on the board of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce.
During the Ambassador's time on the Coca-Cola board, a
controversy developed over the approach of her newspaper the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution in writing about the Atlanta
headquartered Coca-Cola. The then editor of two years Bill
Kovach resigned after management imposed budget cuts and a
number of stories Coca-Cola perceived as negative were
published. Kovach's term as editor saw the newspaper win two
Pulitzer Prizes, the first awarded to the Journal-Constitution
in twenty years. A small public and staff rally protested the
editor's treatment, with some speculating that the coverage
Coca-Cola received was much less critical subsequently. New hire
Ron Martin formerly from USA Today was accused of "dumbing down"
the paper by Kovach's supporters.
She is also a generous supporter of a wide range of cultural and
educational charities, particularly relating to the arts and
international affairs and has received many honorary doctorates
and awards recognizing her efforts and philanthropy. She donated
the money to build a new wing for the High Museum which opened
in November, 2005.
She is divorced, with three children.
(wiki)
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