Hubbard Broadcasting Gives $5M Gift To The Newseum

The Newseum in Washington DC and Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. have announced the family-owned, independent national media company has made a $5 million gift to the Newseum to help support its mission to educate the public about the value of a free and fair press, and all five freedoms of the First Amendment.

With the gift, Hubbard Broadcasting becomes the museum’s 16th Founding Partner, joining a long list of families, foundations and corporations that have made extraordinary contributions to the Newseum. To recognize this generous gift, the Newseum’s Concourse Level will be named the Hubbard Broadcasting Concourse.

Stanley Hubbard

“Our family has always been a strong advocate of a free press,” said Stanley S. Hubbard, chairman and CEO of Hubbard Broadcasting. “Because it is the only institution solely devoted to educating the public about the fundamental value of First Amendment freedoms and free expression, the Newseum is a great gift to the nation and the world. It’s an honor for our family and our company to help support this noble cause.”

Hubbard Broadcasting owns 14 TV stations and 48 radio stations across the country and also owns and operates the independent cable and satellite network REELZ TV. Its flagship station is KSTP-TV in St. Paul, Minn., where Hubbard is headquartered.   Hubbard Broadcasting also owns F&F Productions (a premier HDTV remote production facilities company) and the Hubbard Radio Network, which distributes talk radio content to subscribing radio stations in Minnesota and North Dakota. Hubbard Broadcasting is also a controlling shareholder of Ovation TV, the only cable/satellite network devoted exclusively to art and personal creativity.

In Washington, D.C., the Hubbard-owned radio station WTOP has for many years co-sponsored a program that allows students in the Washington metropolitan area to visit the Newseum free of charge. More than 250,000 students have received free admission to the Newseum since the program began.