Philip Anschutz

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Cussler V. Anschutz: Raze the Titanic

There Goes the Neighborhood

VIP rail cars roll into Union Station for DNC

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Who's on First?

Wake-Up Call: All aboard the Phil Anschutz express

Seconds after Scripps-Howard suddenly announced that the Rocky Mountain News was for sale last Thursday, hopeful eyes were turning to Phil Anschutz, the local billionaire who's already saved another local institution -- the Ski Train that has taken generations of skiers from Union S ... More >>

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From see to shining see.

Phil Anschutz closing Baltimore Examiner

Westword's December feature article about the Rocky Mountain News being put up for sale by E.W. Scripps featured a comment by Jim Monaghan, a spokesman for Denver gazillionaire Phil Anschutz, who's in the newspaper game by dint of his assorted Examiner properties. After Monaghan told reporters tha ... More >>

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Listing to the right

Wake-Up Call: The bell tolls for Joe Nacchio

Yesterday, with the news that the San Francisco Chronicle may go down, leaving the free Examiner the only real daily in SF, Phil Anschutz once again looked like the smartest guy in the room.Today, he's also looking like the luckiest. Because before Anschutz bought the dying Examiner label and turned ... More >>

Shall we take up a collection for Colorado's shrinking billionaires?

Charlie Ergen. Forbes magazine's annual billionaires list is out, and as the Denver Business Journal documents, Colorado's most-moneyed residents are walking around with lighter wallets since September 2008, the last time the mag measured their wealth. Poor Phil Anschutz is down to his last $5 bill ... More >>

Best Born-Again Media Mogul

Phil Anschutz

Holy Bankroller

Pious Phil Anschutz rides the light with Narnia, the latest in his movie quest.

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Burn, baby, burn

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The art of the deal

Phil's Big Scores

Anshutz's domain stretches from kids' theater to pro sports.

Holy Hollywood

Billionaire Philip Anschutz is poised to become a PG-movie mogul.

The Invisible Man

You ought to be in pictures -- and Phil Anschutz® can put you there.

Pilgrims' Progress

Philip Anschutz's collection of blue-chip Western art is put through a torturous ride at the DAM.

Sportswomen Wanted

Denver's fabulous sports babes still struggle to score in the male broadcast world.

Phil Anschutz

The Miracle Worker

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The Miracle Worker

Whistle Stopped

A proposed railroad merger threatens jobs throughout Colorado -- and, up in Minturn, a way of life.

Suite Deal

Anschutz's touch stays golden in the Pepsi Center shakeout.

SHADOW OF A DOUBT

THE DEFECTION OF PHILIP ANSCHUTZ IS JUST THE LATEST RED FLAG IN THE PEPSI CENTER DEAL.

Is Phil Anschutz more conservative than Rupert Murdoch?

Phil Anschutz. When the Rocky Mountain News was put up for sale last December, speculation immediately turned to potential buyers -- and the first name on everyone's lips was Phil Anschutz. After all, the publicity shy gazillionaire is Denver-based and had already demonstrated an interest in newspa ... More >>

Paging through Phil Anschutz's latest purchase, The Weekly Standard

The June 22 edition of the Weekly Standard. Phil Anschutz's slice of the Broomfield Event Center hardly represents his only recent investment. Last week, word surfaced that the Denver gazillionaire was negotiating to purchase The Weekly Standard from Rupert Murdoch, who may have decided that the ri ... More >>

How much will Michael Jackson's death cost Phil Anschutz?

A lot of people stand to make a lot of money from Michael Jackson's death -- record labels, iTunes, memorabilia manufacturers and more. But don't count Phil Anschutz among their number. The Denver-based billionaire is among the sharpest businessmen ever to call Colorado home, yet he's all but guar ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 29 edition

Zoning out.... Changing channels? Today in Cafe Society: • ESPN ZONE turns off the scoreboard, blames economy. • Tonight: A symphony of food and wine at Opus. • Milking It: All-Bran Yogurt Bites. • Bad weekend for barbecue at Big Hoss, Q Worldly Barbecue. • Bye-bye, Brandon's. • Arriv ... More >>

Forbes dubs Phil Anschutz a "stealth media mogul"

Phil Anschutz. In recent days, Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz has been in the news due to his aborted promotion of a fifty-date Michael Jackson tour -- a reversal that could cost a fortune (although, frankly, Anchutz can afford to take the loss). But Forbes is taking notice of the moneybags for h ... More >>

Michael Jackson memorial: More money out of Phil Anschutz's pocket

A Flickr photoThe Staples Center, where Michael Jackson's memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Mountain time today. The throng already descending on Los Angeles this morning to attend the Michael Jackson memorial service is being estimated in the seven-figure range, and as the Los Angeles Ti ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 7 edition

Photo by Cajun BoyMongo meets meat. Everyone form a line. Today in Cafe Society: • Hot Diggity Dog: Denver's Mongo Marquez joined the big leagues at Nathan's on July 4. • Civic Center Eats: Sweet Revenge cookies. • Tonight: Frasca wines paired with small plates from MiniBAR. • Where am I d ... More >>

Michael Bennet joins group edging away from public option

Michael Bennet.​Even as Andrew Romanoff readies for a 2010 run for the U.S. Senate, Michael Bennet, the Bill Ritter appointee he'll be challenging, is upping his public profile. Hence, an appearance yesterday on KHOW for an extended conversation with host Craig Silverman and fill-in yakker Dan ... More >>

Michael Bennet's old boss, Phil Anschutz, donates to his senate opponent

"Not that you weren't a good employee, Mike..."​Ryan Frazier did the smart thing when he dumped his campaign for the U.S. Senate to challenge Rep. Ed Perlmutter in the 7th Congressional District. The Republican hierarchy has clearly lined up in support of former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton ... More >>

Report: Phil Anschutz has already recouped all losses from canceled Michael Jackson tour

"This Is It" -- another opportunity for Phil Anschutz to make bank.​In a June blog," I described Mile High gazillionaire Phil Anschutz as "among the sharpest businessmen to ever call Colorado home" -- and he's proven it again by the way he's turned a possible financial bath into what looks lik ... More >>

Phil Anschutz's profits on Michael Jackson's This Is It film: Ka-ching!

The planet still loves little Michael.​Denver mega-buckser Phil Anschutz has reportedly recouped his entire investment in the late Michael Jackson's aborted "This Is It" tour (after seeming on the verge of multi-million-dollar losses) thanks to the sale of rehearsal footage that makes up the j ... More >>

Phil Anschutz attacked on website he owns

An illustration of Phil Anschutz from a NowPublic screed.​Citizen journalism has a lot of attributes -- but its mainstreaming can be messy. Case in point: A spelling-challenged attack on Denver gazillionaire Phil Anschutz published earlier today on NowPublic, a Canadian citizen-journalism site ... More >>

Here's a look at the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy (that shiny thing in the middle of the two babes)

Are these women auditioning to become trophy wives?​Confession: I pay very little attention to soccer, which is only the world's most popular sport because -- well, frankly, I have no idea why it's the world's most popular sport, because it bores the hell out of me. As a result, I had no idea ... More >>

Phil Anschutz gets shout out... on worst Hollywood remakes of the decade list

"Is this what my career has come to?"​The Michael Jackson documentary This Is It became the first box-office hit in recent memory for Denver gazillionaire Phil Anschutz, racking up over $72 million domestically and $252 million worldwide to date. But one of his misses is getting attention, too ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Knit wits on display

​Visit Denver spent $50,000 creating a city-boosting window for New York City's Times Square last Christmas season. It was unveiled on Good Morning America by holiday-sweater Mayor John Hickenlooper, who cut the ribbon and subsequently cut up with the GMA team. The display -- already a histo ... More >>

Phil Anschutz brings us Random Acts of Kindness Week -- but kindly don't mention that he did

Phil Anschutz in an illustration from the NowPublic website -- part of his media empire.​Denver gazillionaire Phil Anschutz is a media mogul thanks to his ownership of Examiner.com and many other properties. But he remains so zealously protective of his privacy that he doesn't even want his na ... More >>

Jack-FM websites down: Change right around the corner?

​As shown in this graphic, the slogan of Jack-FM is "Playing what we want." But today there are indications that the outlets, at 102.3 FM and 105.5 FM, will be playing what somebody else wants very soon. In mid-February, we confirmed that the Jacks had been sold by Tim Brown's NRC Broadcastin ... More >>

Qwest merger and Phil Anschutz: More riches for Colorado's richest man?

Phil Anschutz is into movies, and a whole lot more.​Qwest, the Denver-based company founded in 1966 by Phil Anschutz, is being acquired by CenturyTel in a deal that involves the swap of $10.6 billion in stock. The impact of this mega-merger on Denver's economy will be the subject of much deba ... More >>

Michael Bennet DPS deal hits the New York Times

​If you thought Michael Bennet's Regal Cinema deal for Philip Anschutz was complicated, just try to wrap your brain around the Denver Public Schools financing deal he arranged in 2008. The New York Times did, and just published "Exotic Deals Put Denver Schools Deeper in Debt." Here's the star ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony 4-way trade to include Nets' Derrick Favors, Jazz's Andrei Kirilenko?

Carmelo.​Lookit these three Denver blog posts. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein links to the latest Melo trade rumor -- he'd go to New Jersey, with the Nuggets getting the Nets' Derrick Favors, Utah's Andrei Kirilenko and draft picks aplenty. Interesting, anyhow. 5280's Michael de Yoanna note ... More >>

Phil Anschutz stays silent through a Forbes feature -- but it says plenty, anyway

Phil Anschutz​Phil Anschutz, labeled "one of the most secretive moguls in America" by Forbes, nevertheless was the focus of a major profile in the business magazine recently -- even if the author never got to interview Anschutz himself.

Phil Anschutz buys Broadmoor, vows not to make these changes

Phil Anschutz.​In his spare time, billionaire Philip Anschutz likes to collect interesting bits of Americana, such as cattle ranches, soccer teams, railroads and media and energy companies. As part of his acquisition of the Oklahoma Publishing Company, he's also picking up the Broadmoor Hotel ... More >>

Michael Jackson's shocking recording in Conrad Murphy trial: Bad press for Phil Anschutz?

Phil Anschutz.​If you haven't yet heard the recording of a doped-up Michael Jackson played in the Dr. Conrad Murphy trial (check it out below), you'll be shocked. But while Murphy's the man in the hot seat, will the case's revelations splash back on Denver's Phil Anschutz, who stood to profit ... More >>

Sorry, Phil Anschutz: 5280 says you're only the eighth most powerful person in Denver

Phil Anschutz.​No turkeys among these Denver blog posts. At this writing, 5280's Natasha Gardner is counting down the mag's top fifty power players. Stay tuned to see who's seven spots higher than Phil Anschutz. Colorado Pols explains the following headlline: "Hickenlooper goes 'Cloward-Pive ... More >>

Phil Anschutz remains elusive in The New Yorker

Phil Anschutz.Few people can endure the scrutiny involved in a lengthy New Yorker profile with their mystique intact. But the magazine hardly makes a dent in the armor encasing Phil Anschutz, despite the wealth of information about the "secretive mogul" amassed in Connie Bruck's "The Man Who Owns L. ... More >>