George Randolph Hearst III (born 1955) is the publisher and CEO of the '' Times Union''

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in Albany,

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, and a director of the Hearst Corporation. He is the second child of

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and Mary Astrid Thompson and great-grandson of

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. Hearst graduated from

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in 1977. He was previously the director of operations of the ''Times Union'' and then its associate publisher and general manager. He is the chairman of the board of trustees of the

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, a member of the board of directors of the

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and St. Peter's Health Care Services, a hospital in Albany. He sued the producer of the "reality-TV" movie ''

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'', which aired on

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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. He is part of the ownership group of the Albany Empire of the

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, which began play in

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George R. Hearst III Promoted to Vice President, Associate Publisher, and General Manager of the ''Albany Times-Union''
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Hearst Corporation Hearst Communications, Inc., often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, televis ...

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