View Post ShopTalk | TV Biz Media and Banking Giant Joe L. Allbritton Dies By Kevin Eck on Dec. 12, 2012 - 5:53 PM Joe L. Allbritton, founder of Allbritton Communications has died from heart ailments. He was 87. Allbritton was a self-made millionaire who made his fortune in banking. Allbritton Communications, the company he founded, owns ...