George Randolph Hearst III | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Alma mater | Pepperdine University (BA) |
Employer | Hearst Corporation |
Spouse | Christine 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]