David C. Copley, born 31 January, 1952 to Helen Copley. Adopted son of newspaper publisher James Copley [1], is publisher of the family-owned Copley Press chain of some 20 newspapers and a wire service, the Copley News Service of Washington, DC. The chain's flagship newspaper is the San Diego Union-Tribune [2]. A resident of La Jolla, California, Copley has been named in Forbes Magazine's 2005 list of the 400 richest Americans and is identified to be a billionaire [3]. He underwent heart transplant surgery in June 2005 at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, California [4], later donating a reported $5 million to Sharp Healthcare, operator of the hospital [5].
References
- Publisher Is Hard to Read | Los Angeles Times accessed 2 June, 2006
- Copley Press accessed 2 June, 2006
- David C Copley, The 400 Richest Americans | Forbes.com accessed 2 June, 2006
- David C. Copley recovering from heart transplant | The San Diego Union-Tribune accessed 2 June, 2006
- Publisher Is Hard to Read | Los Angeles Times accessed 2 June, 2006
