George Randolph Hearst III

Last updated
George Randolph Hearst III
Born1955 (age 6869)
Alma mater Pepperdine University (BA)
Employer Hearst Corporation
SpouseChristine Sterge
Parent(s) George Randolph Hearst Jr.
Mary Thompson

George Randolph Hearst III (born 1955) is the publisher and CEO of the Times Union newspaper in Albany, New York, a director of the Hearst Corporation and a member of the wealthy Hearst family.

He is the second child of George Randolph Hearst Jr. and Mary Astrid Thompson and great-grandson of William Randolph Hearst. Hearst graduated from Pepperdine University in 1977. [1] He was previously the director of operations of the Times Union and then its associate publisher and general manager. [2] He is the chairman of the board of trustees of the Albany Institute of History & Art, [3] a member of the board of directors of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center [4] and St. Peter's Health Care Services, a hospital in Albany. [5] He sued the producer of the "reality-TV" movie Hopelessly Rich , which aired on VH1 in 2003, over his portrayal in the made-for-TV movie by a con man who had stolen his identity and impersonated Hearst to the producers. [6] [7] He is part of the ownership group of the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League, which began play in 2018. [8] Mr. Hearst is leasing the land for his daughter's farm stand. [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hearst Communications</span> American multinational mass media conglomerate group

Hearst Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary Hearst Holdings Inc., and HHI's wholly owned subsidiary Hearst Communications Inc. (usually referred to simply as Hearst) constitute an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Randolph Hearst</span> American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)

William Randolph Hearst Sr. was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism in violation of ethics and standards influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human-interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albany, New York</span> Capital city of New York, United States

Albany is the capital and oldest city in the U.S. state of New York, and the seat of and most populous city in Albany County. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River.

George Randolph Hearst Jr. was an American businessman and member of the wealthy Hearst family. He served as the chairman of the board of the Hearst Corporation from 1996 through to his death in 2012, succeeding his uncle Randolph Apperson Hearst. He was a director at the company for over forty years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Hearst</span> American businessman and politician (1820–1891)

George Hearst was an American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Hearst business dynasty. After growing up on a small farm in Missouri, he founded many mining operations, and is known for developing and expanding the Homestake Mine in the late 1870s in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In 1879, he listed it on the New York Stock Exchange and went on to other pursuits. The mine's gold production continued uninterrupted until 2001.

MVP Arena Indoor arena in Albany, New York, U.S.

MVP Arena is an indoor arena located in Albany, New York. It is configurable and can accommodate from 6,000 to 17,500 people, with a maximum seating capacity of 15,500 for sporting events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Capital District Transportation Authority</span> Public transport operator in the New York Capital District

The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) is a New York State public-benefit corporation overseeing a number of multi-modal parts of public transportation in the Capital District of New York State. CDTA runs local and express buses, including four lines of an express bus service called BusPlus, and day-to-day management of three Amtrak stations in the Capital region–the Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs Amtrak stations. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 15,779,000, or about 57,100 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">College of Saint Rose</span> Private college in Albany, New York, US

The College of Saint Rose was a private Catholic college in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1920 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet as a women's college. It became fully co-educational in 1969. The following year, the college added laypersons to its board and became an independent college sponsored by the sisters. The college was in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Albany. It was a Division II member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerald D. Jennings</span> American politician

Gerald David "Jerry" Jennings is an American former politician from the state of New York who was the 74th mayor of Albany. A Democrat, Jennings won five terms as mayor of Albany and served in that capacity for 20 years. At the time of his retirement in 2013, Jennings was the second longest tenured mayor in the city's history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Gannett</span> American publisher, founder of Gannett Company

Frank Ernest Gannett was an American publisher who founded the media corporation Gannett Company. He began his career in 1906 as half owner of the Elmira Gazette. He soon added newspapers in Ithaca, Rochester, Utica, and other cities in Upstate New York. At the time of his death, the chain included twenty-two daily newspapers, four radio stations, and three television stations, largely based in the state of New York.

<i>Times Union</i> (Albany) American daily newspaper in New York State

The Times Union, or Times-Union, is an American daily newspaper, serving the Capital Region of New York. Although the newspaper focuses on Albany and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the four-county area, including the cities of Troy, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. In 2021, the paper also expanded to covering the Hudson Valley. It is owned by Hearst Communications. The paper was founded in 1856 as the Morning Times, becoming Times-Union by 1891, and was purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1924. The sister paper Knickerbocker News merged with the Times Union in 1988. The newspaper has been online since 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 New York State Comptroller election</span>

The 2006 New York Comptroller Election took place on November 7, 2006, with the incumbent, Alan Hevesi winning against Republican challenger Chris Callaghan. Hevesi was plagued by scandals during the campaign involving misuse of state funds. Hevesi won the election, resigning a few days before his second term would have begun.

Marcia White is an American executive. White served as president and executive director of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), a music venue located on the grounds of Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, New York, from 2005 to 2016. In 2020, she was hired as interim president, and then appointed permanent president in 2021, of the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John McEneny</span> American politician

John "Jack" McEneny is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the New York State Assembly, representing about half of Albany County in the 104th Assembly District, from 1993 through 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Murphy</span> American businessman and politician (born 1970)

Matthew Scott Murphy is an American entrepreneur and politician. He represented parts of New York state's Capital District in the United States House of Representatives for a portion of one term from April 2009 until January 2011. He was defeated for election to a full term on November 2, 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Bottle Museum</span> Historical museum in NY, USA

The National Bottle Museum is located on Milton Avenue in downtown Ballston Spa, New York, United States. Established in 1978, it has a collection of over 3,700 antique bottles, most made prior to industrialization of the process in 1903. It has moved from its original location, a historic house which it restored, after a legal dispute with its founding organization.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Culture in New York's Capital District</span>

The area of New York's Capital District, also known as the Albany metropolitan area, has seen prominent historical events, artistic creations, and unique contributions to the culture of the United States since the 17th century. The largest city in the area, Albany, consistently ranks high on lists of top cities/metro areas for culture, such as being 23rd in the book Cities Ranked & Rated. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area ranked 12th among large metro areas, and Glens Falls ranked 12th among the small metro areas, in Sperling's Best Places, and Expansion Management gave the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area five Stars, its highest ranking, for quality of life features.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sports in New York's Capital District</span>

Sports in New York's Capital District are very popular, and there is a rich history of professional teams and college athletics.

The Syracuse Telegram was established in 1922 in Syracuse, New York, by William Randolph Hearst. Between the years 1922–1925, the newspaper was published as both Syracuse Telegram and Syracuse Evening Telegram and the Sunday edition was called the Syracuse American, and alternately the Syracuse Sunday American.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Albany, Albany, New York</span> Neighborhood in Albany County, New York, United States

North Albany is a neighborhood in the city of Albany, New York. North Albany was settled in the mid-17th century by the Patroon of Rensselaerswyck and his tenants and later became a hamlet in the town of Watervliet. Due to the Erie Canal being constructed in 1825, North Albany saw immense growth, with the Albany Lumber District and an influx of Irish immigrants lending the area the name of Limerick. Home to many historic warehouses and row houses, North Albany continues to be an important industrial neighborhood. Recent efforts have begun to gentrify the neighborhood by adapting heavy industry/warehouse use to artistic and entertainment venues, such as a German beer garden, an amusement park, live music venues, and arts and crafts marketplaces.

References

  1. "Biography: George Hearst | Charting a Course for Change: Transforming the Albany Times Union in a Wired World". ccnmtl.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. Business Week - July 8, 2002 - Parting the Veil at Hearst
  3. http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=767176 Archived 2009-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Board of Directors Archived 2006-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. St. Peter's Health Care Services Press Release, Tuesday October 17, 2006 - Massry Family Donates $1 Million To Name Atrium in St. Peter's Expansion. Photo caption identifies Hearst as a director.
  6. Rush & Molloy (August 1, 2003). "VH1's 'Hearst': Any relation to reality?". New York Daily News . Archived from the original on 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  7. IMDB, "News" Jul 15, 2004
  8. "The Arena Football League Returns to Albany". arenafootball.com. October 24, 2017. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  9. Barnes, Steve (2016-10-06). "Ex-restaurant pros flee kitchen for peace of farm". timesunion.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.