Peter D. Barbey (born 1957/58) is an American publisher, chief executive officer (CEO) and president at Reading Eagle Company, which owns the ''

Reading Eagle The ''Reading Eagle'' is the major daily newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania. A family-owned newspaper until the spring of 2019, its reported circulation is 37,000 (daily) and 50,000 (Sundays). It serves the Reading and Berks County region of P ...

'' newspaper and the WEEU 830 AM radio station, both based in

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. Barbey's family is listed by

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as one of "America's wealthiest families" and is ranked as the 48th wealthiest family in America.

Early life

Barbey is the son of the heir and businessman Edwin Quier "Bud" Barbey and his wife Ruth Virginia Diener. Barbey is one of the heirs to the

VF Corporation VF Corporation (formerly Vanity Fair Mills until 1969) is an American global apparel and footwear company founded in 1899 by John Barbey and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company's 11 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor ...

retail fortune that includes Vans,

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, The Timberland Company, and Lee jeans. Fewer than a dozen Barbey family members own almost 20% of VF Corporation, which has $12 billion in annual revenues. VF Corporation was founded by Peter Barbey's great-grandfather John Barbey, and taken public in 1951 by his grandfather John Edward Barbey.

Village Voice

In October 2015, through his newly created Black Walnut Holdings, he acquired ''

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''. In August 2018, a year after going to an online-only format, the Voice announced it was ceasing to publish new material. In his announcement, Barbey promised a "fully digitized Voice archive orcoming generations", with some employees staying on to complete that task. Three-time Voice art critic Peter Schjeldahl remembered his stints at the publication in a piece in The New Yorker at the time.

Personal life

He is married to Pamela Terry Barbey. Until 2011 they lived in

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, before moving to

. In 2016, Barbey bought an apartment in New York City's

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for $27 million. Barbey has one son, Matt Barbey, who lives in New York City.

Philanthropy

Barbey, his wife and son operate their charitable foundation, the Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust, from which they make charitable donations for causes notably in Pennsylvania, Arizona and New York City as well as other national causes.

References

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