New Orleans Notables Urge Times-Picayune Owners To Sell Newspaper

Posted: 7/10/2012  |  By: Mark Schleifstein | The Times-Picayune

A who's who of New Orleans, including Archbishop Gregory Aymond, former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, jazz artist Wynton Marsalis and "Treme" star Wendell Pierce, has asked 22 members of the Newhouse family to sell The Times-Picayune, which will move to three-day-a-week publication this fall. "If you have ever valued the friendship you have shared with our city and your loyal readers, we ask that you sell the Times-Picayune," the letter reads in part. Among the other signatories are Tulane University President Scott Cowen, Xavier University President Norman Francis, Loyola University President Kevin Wildes, restaurateur Ralph Brennan, and Saints and Hornets owner Tom Benson and his wife, Gayle. "Our city wants a daily printed paper, needs a daily printed paper and deserves a daily printed paper."