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George Randolph Hearst III (born 1955) is the Vice President, Associate Publisher, and General Manager of the Times Union newspaper in Albany, New York.

He is the second child of George Randolph Hearst, Jr. and Mary Astrid Thompson and great-grandson of William Randolph Hearst. He is a cousin of William Randolph Hearst III, Patty Hearst Shaw and Virginia H. Randt. Hearst, previously the Director of Operations of the Times Union, is now its Associate Publisher and General Manager.^[1] He is the chairman of the board of trustees of the Albany Institute of History & Art ^[2], a member of the board of directors of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center ^[3] and St. Peter's Health Care Services, a hospital in Albany. ^[4] 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 impersonated Hearst to the producers. ^[5][6]

He filed an action to close down the website www.hearstmania.com at the end of 2004, stating in his claim that the operator of the site, who calls himself "Kevin Randolph Hearst" but which site is registered to "Matthew Edison" is showing that he is related to the famous Hearst family, and is not.

References

1. ^ Business Week - July 8, 2002 - Parting the Veil at Hearst
2. ^ http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=767176
3. ^ Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Board of Directors
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ Rush & Molloy (August 1, 2003). "VH1's 'Hearst': Any relation to reality?". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/105540p-95475c.html. Retrieved 2007-01-23.  
6. ^ IMDB, "News" Jul 15, 2004

External links

• George R. Hearst III Promoted to Vice President, Associate Publisher, and General Manager of the Albany Times-Union - Hearst Corporation press release