Media Moguls: McCain, Obama, or Both?
Just who are the city's biggest media titans supporting this November? Below, details on the campaign contributions of Jeff Bewkes, Dick Parsons, Barry Diller, Jann Wenner, Bob Wright, Mel Karmazin, Robert F.X. Sillerman, Ben Silverman, and a handful of others.
Barry Diller
$2,300 to John McCain on 5/28/08
$2,300 to Hillary Clinton on 9/30/07
$2,300 to Joe Biden on 9/25/07
$4,600 to John McCain on 8/3/07
$4,600 to Barack Obama on 3/21/07
Jann Wenner
$2,300 to Barack Obama on February 13, 2008
$2,000 to Barack Obama on October 24, 2007
$1,000 to John Edwards on May 18, 2007
$1,000 to Barack Obama on May 8, 2007
Jeff Bewkes
$4,600 to Chris Dodd on 2/4/07
Dick Parsons
$1,500 to John McCain on March 26, 2007
Mel Karmazin
$2,300 to John Edwards on 3/31/07
Bob Wright
$1,000 to John McCain on 2/29/08
$2,300 to Hillary Clinton on 9/05/07
$2,300 to Barack Obama on 5/29/07
$2,100 to Chris Dodd on 12/06/06
Tom Freston
$1,000 to Bill Richardson on 6/19/07
$2,300 to Hillary Clinton on 3/31/07
Donny Deutsch
$2,300 to Hillary Clinton on 7/30/07
$2,200 to John Edwards on 6/18/07
Steve Brill
$2,300 to Barack Obama on 3/23/07
Ben Silverman
$2,300 to Hillary Clinton on 6/7/07
$2,300 to Hillary Clinton on 4/9/07
$2,300 to Barack Obama on 3/15/07
Robert F.X. Sillerman
$2,300 to Hillary Clinton on 9/28/07
$2,300 to Hillary Clinton on 5/23/07
Note: Only includes contributions to candidates for president. Does not include donations to the party or political action committees.