Henry Urban

Henry Urban was the Publisher of The Buffalo News during its most challenging years of litigation and expansion into Sunday publication.

📍 Origin

Buffett paid tribute to Henry Urban in the 1983 Letter upon his retirement.

"Henry never flinched during the dark days of litigation and losses following our introduction of the Sunday paper." — 1983 Letter

📖 Key Facts

• Steadfastness: Managed the paper through the "dark days" of 1977-1981, when the Buffalo Evening News was mired in litigation and heavy losses due to the competitive battle with the Courier-Express.
• Integrity: Buffett noted that Henry was admired by the Buffalo business community, his employees, and Berkshire leadership.
• Succession: He was succeeded by Stanford Lipsey in 1983.

🔗 Connections

• Entity: Buffalo Evening News
• Person: Stanford Lipsey
• Source: 1977 Letter, 1983 Letter