Hearst

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Hearst

COMPANY

Privately held media empire, founded in 1887 by William Randolph Hearst. Owns newspapers including The Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, and The San Francisco Chronicle, and magazines including Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, O, The Oprah Magazine, Popular Mechanics, and Seventeen. Other subsidiaries include Hearst Television and King Features Syndicate (editorial, puzzle and cartoon syndication).

Official Website:
http://www.hearstcorp.com/

Industry:
Media

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

Sales:
$4.1B (2003)

Employees:
20000 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Business 12-Feb-1933 CEO of Hearst, 1979-2002

Cathleen Black Business 26-Apr-1944 New York City Schools Chancellor, 2010-11

Phil Bronstein Editor c. 1951 San Francisco Chronicle Editor, 2003-08

Ward H. Bushee Editor c. 1949 San Francisco Chronicle Editor

Ronald J. Doerfler Business c. 1942 CFO of Hearst

Anne Sutherland Fuchs Publisher c. 1948 Former publisher of Woman's Day

Victor F. Ganzi Business 14-Feb-1947 CEO of Hearst

William Randolph Hearst Business 29-Apr-1863 14-Aug-1951 Newspaper magnate

George B. Irish Business ? President of Hearst Newspapers

Frank Knox Politician 1-Jan-1874 28-Apr-1944 US Secretary of the Navy, 1940-44

Alfred C. Sikes Government 16-Dec-1939 FCC Chairman, 1989-93

Anthony J. Vinciquerra Business c. 1955 CEO of Fox Networks Group

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Business 12-Feb-1933 CEO of Hearst, 1979-2002

Cathleen Black Business 26-Apr-1944 New York City Schools Chancellor, 2010-11

Ronald J. Doerfler Business c. 1942 CFO of Hearst

Victor F. Ganzi Business 14-Feb-1947 CEO of Hearst

William R. Hearst III Business c. 1950 San Francisco Examiner Editor, 1984-95

George B. Irish Business ? President of Hearst Newspapers

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Helen Thomas Journalist 4-Aug-1920 White House reporter since 1961

EXTRANEOUS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Diebold Author 8-Jun-1926 26-Dec-2005 Advocate of automation

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