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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.3B
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The Hearst Corporation is one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies. Its major interests include 12 daily and 30 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, and Albany Times Union; nearly 200 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and O, The Oprah Magazine; 29 television stations through Hearst-Argyle Television which reach a combined 18% of U.S. viewers; joint venture interests in leading cable networks, including Lifetime, A&E, The History Channel and ESPN; as well as business publishing, including a joint venture interest in Fitch Group; Internet businesses; television production; newspaper features distribution; and real estate.
President & CEO, Hearst-Argyle Television
David J. BarrettNumber of Employees 20,000
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NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120
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Frank Bennack Jr. (Broadcasting and Cable)
- 2007-10-22
During a 23-year tenure as president and CEO of Hearst Corp., Frank Bennack Jr. helped transform a company best known for its roots in publishing into a force in the TV business. Under Bennack's watch, Hearst added significant holdings in local broa During a 23-year...
Hearst-Argyle Television Announces Final Results of Stockholder Elections in Merger of Hearst Broadcasting and Argyle Television
- 1997-09-05
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 5, 1997--Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. (Nasdaq:HATV), formerly Argyle Television Inc. (Nasdaq:ARGL), Friday announced the final results of the stockholder elections in the combination of the Broadcasting Group of The Hearst Corp. and Argyle Television, which was completed on Aug. 29. As part of this transaction,...
Argyle Television and Hearst Broadcasting Group Merger Completed; Preliminary Election Results Announced
- 1997-09-02
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 2, 1997--Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. (NASDAQ:HATV), formerly Argyle Television Inc. (NASDAQ:ARGL), announced that the combination of the Broadcasting Group of The Hearst Corp. and Argyle Television was completed on Aug. 29. As part of this transaction, Argyle's name was changed to Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. and...
SFX Completes Acquisition of 2 Pittsburgh and 2 Milwaukee Stations From Hearst Broadcasting
- 1997-08-05
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 5, 1997--SFX Broadcasting, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFXBA) today announced it has completed its acquisition of WVTY-FM and WTAE-AM in Pittsburgh, and WLTQ-FM and WISN-AM in Milwaukee from Hearst Broadcasting Group for approximately $35 million. The current SFX roster of stations in Pittsburgh also includes WDVE-FM, WXDX-FM and...
Argyle Television President and Chief Operating Officer Blake Byrne to Retire When Argyle and Hearst Broadcasting Merge
- 1997-07-11
SAN ANTONIO--BUSINESS WIRE--July 11, 1997--Blake Byrne, 62, president and chief operating officer of Argyle Television Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:ARGL), has announced that he will be retiring when Argyle Television and Hearst Broadcasting are merged, which is expected to occur about Sept. 1, 1997. ``This was not an easy decision,''...
Hearst Broadcasting, Cox Broadcasting and ABC have signed contracts with Dielectric for transmission equipment for their stations nationwide.(Brief Article)
- 1996-11-18
A.H. Belo has ordered a Harrison TV950 on-air audio console for its new Washington bureau. The Harrison board is configured with six mono mike/line inputs, six stereo line inputs and four stereo groups, all equipped with mix-minus feed modules and standard assignable fader start logic. Broadcast...
Hearst makes big newsroom buy. (Hearts Broadcasting purchases automation systems from Avid Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
- 1995-12-11
Group owner Hearst Broadcasting has signed a $1.5 million order with Avid Technology to supply three Avid NewsView newsroom automation systems to its TV stations in Kansas City, Baltimore and Milwaukee. The first system is up and running at ABC af Group owner...
Hearst goes to extremes: POV cams, helicopter used to capture downhill bike race. (Hearst Broadcasting Productions, point-of-view cameras)(Brief Article)
- 1995-10-09
POV cams, helicopter used to capture downhill bike race Hearst Broadcasting Productions relied on miniature point-of-view cameras, a helicopter shot and some nifty digital compositing in its production of The Reebok Eliminator, an extreme mountain POV cams, helicopter used to capture downhill bike...
ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox? Stations find selling and promoting themselves difficult when their affiliation is up in the air. (includes related articles on Hearst Broadcasting and Gaylord Broadcasting)
- 1994-07-25
Stations find selling and promoting themselves difficult when their affiliation is up in the air The network-affiliate scramble ignited last month by the FoxNew World deal has disrupted advertising, promotion and programing at the more than t Stations...
Capcities/ABC and Hearst Broadcasting. (Capital Cities/ABC Inc.; retransmission consent contracts with cable television operators) (Brief Article)
- 1993-08-30
Capcities/ABC and Hearst Broadcasting continued to push ahead with their retransmission-consent plan, signing contracts with Times Mirror Cable, Crown Media, Maclean Hunter Cable TV and Rifkin Associates to carry ESPN2 and ABC- and ... Capcities/ABC and Hearst Broadcasting continued to push ahead with ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David J. Barrett | President & CEO, Hearst-Argyle Television |
| Duncan Edwards | President & Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Magazines International |
| Frank A. Bennack | Chief Executive Officer |
| Neeraj Khemlani | Vice President & Special Assistant to the CEO, Digital Media |
| Cathleen P. Black | President, Hearst Magazines |
| Kenneth A. Bronfin | President, Hearst Interactive Media |
| Richard P. Malloch | President, Hearst Business Media |
| Debra B. Shriver | Vice President & Chief Communications Officer |
| James M. Asher | Chief Legal and Development Officer & Senior Vice President |
| Roger P. Paschke | Chief Investment Officer |
| Ronald J. Doerfler | Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President |
| David L. Kors | Vice President, Taxes |
| Eve Burton | General Counsel & Vice President |
| Mark F. Miller | Vice President |
| Mark Hasson | Vice President, Finance |
| Paul J. Luthringer | Executive Director, Communications |
| George J. Green | Consultant |
| Scott M. Sassa | Senior Vice President |
| Steven R. Swartz | Senior Vice President & President, Hearst Newspapers |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| George R. Hearst | Chairman |
David Barrett is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed company (NYSE: HTV). Prior to the August 1997 merger of Hearst Broadcasting and Argyle Television, Barrett was a Vice President of The Hearst Corporation and Deputy General Manager of Broadcasting, with operating oversight for the company’s television and radio stations, as well as its Boston-based production company. Barrett joined Hearst in 1984 as General Manager of its Baltimore radio stations, and subsequently became General Manager of WBAL-TV before relocating to New York in his corporate position in 1991. Barrett, a board member of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. and The Hearst Corporation, is also a trustee of the trust established under the will of William Randolph Hearst and a director of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation. He also serves on the boards of directors of Maximum Service Television, Inc. (MSTV), the Emma L. Bowen Foundation, the Broadcasters Foundation, the Television Operators Caucus (TOC), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF). Barrett is a past Chairman of the Board of Governors for the ABC Television Affiliates Association and the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Security and Reliability Council (MSRC II), and has previously served on the boards of directors of the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS), the Advertising Council, and Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. In 2004 he was named Broadcasting & Cable magazine’s “Broadcaster of the Year.” In October of 2005 he was the recipient of The Media Institute’s American Horizon Award and was also inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Management Hall of Fame. In 2008 he was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | President & CEO, Hearst-Argyle Television | Current |
| Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| Federal Communications Commission | chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | President & Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Magazines International | Current |
| Natmag - Rodale Limited | Chief Executive, The National Magazine Company Read More | Current |
| Hearst Magazines | Executive Vice President & President, Hearst Magazines International | Current |
| The National Magazine Company Ltd. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| The National Magazine Company Ltd. | Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director | Former |
Mr. Bennack has been a director of the Company since January 1998. In June 2008, Mr. Bennack resumed his former role as Chief Executive Officer of The Hearst Corporation, a position he will hold on an interim basis until a successor is named. Mr. Bennack has been the Chairman of the Executive Committee and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Hearst Corporation since 2002, after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hearst Corporation since 1979. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. and serves as the Chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Vice Chairman | Current |
| The Hearst Foundation, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation | Board Director | Current |
| Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Vice President & Special Assistant to the CEO, Digital Media | Current |
| ABC News, Inc. | Producer | Former |
| CBS Corporation | Producer, CBS News | Former |
| Imagine Entertainment | Creative Consultant | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | President, Hearst Magazines | Current |
| Hearst Magazines | President | Current |
| University of Notre Dame | Trustee | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Council on Foreign Relations | Member | Current |
| Magazine Publishers of America | President & CEO | Former |
| Newspaper Association of America | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Newspaper Association of America | President | Former |
| USA TODAY | President | Former |
| Gannett Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| The Hearst Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
| USA TODAY | Publisher | Former |
| iVillage Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Trinity College | B.A. | Former |
Kenneth A. Bronfin, 48, President of Hearst Interactive Media (the interactive media division of diversified media company Hearst Corporation) since 2002. Prior thereto, Deputy Group Head of Hearst Interactive Media since 1996. (Biographical Information as of April 9, 2008)
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | President, Hearst Interactive Media | Current |
| Hearst Interactive Media | President | Current |
| Aether - Ham Radio Logging | Current | |
| SCENE7, Inc. | Director | Current |
| E Ink Corporation | Director | Current |
| Hasbro, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| FREE411 | Board of Directors | Current |
| Circles, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Broadcasting Company, Inc. | Vice President of Nbc Cable and Business Development | Former |
| NBC Universal, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| National Broadcasting Company, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| Interactive Media Group Incorporated | Founder | Former |
| iVillage Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| NBC Universal, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | MBA In Management | Former |
| University of Virginia | Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | President, Hearst Business Media | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | principal | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Vice President & Chief Communications Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Chief Legal and Development Officer & Senior Vice President | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| iVillage Inc. | Former | |
| XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. | Former | |
| Hire.com Inc. | Former | |
| New York University | J.D. degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Chief Investment Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lifetime Entertainment, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| A&E Television Networks | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lazard Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Vice President, Taxes | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Deputy Tax Director | Former |
| The Hearst Corporation | Director of Taxation and Assistant Treasurer | Former |
| Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. | Senior Tax Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | General Counsel & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Vice President | Current |
| The Hearst Foundation, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hearst Magazines | Executive Vice President & General Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hearst Interactive Media | Vice President, Communications | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Executive Director, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Consultant | Current |
| The National Magazine Company Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Magazine Publishers of America | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hearst Magazines | President & Chief Executive Officer, International | Former |
| The Hearst Corporation | President & Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Magazines International | Former |
| The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. | President & Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| The International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP) | President | Former |
| Magazine Publishers of America | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hearst Entertainment & Syndication | President | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Marvel Entertainment, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. | President of Turner Entertainment Group | Former |
| MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. | President and COO of Andrews Group | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hearst Newspapers | President | Current |
| The Hearst Corporation | Senior Vice President & President, Hearst Newspapers | Current |
| Hearst Newspapers | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearst Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| The Hearst Foundation, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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