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At Hearst, we are always moving forward. Generations of Hearst colleagues — powered by a culture of innovation, storytelling and service to our communities — have created countless milestone moments since our founding in 1887. Explore the timeline and watch the video below to see how Hearst continues to grow and evolve.

January 4, 2024 As part of Hearst's sustainability efforts, an additional 20,000 acres of forest is acquired in Northern California, adding to the 238,000 acres of timber and ranch land
January 24, 2024 Hearst Foundations surpasses $1.5 billion in grantmoney to nonprofit organizations across the U.S. since their founding in 1946 by William Randolph Hearst. December 4, 2023: Hearst Newspapers acquires Puzzmo, a new collaborative puzzle platform that connects each game and every player with a first-of-its-kind unified system of points, acheivements, social connections and multi-player modes. Puzzmo
October 9, 2023: Hearst releases its first Community Engagement Report, detailing the company's longstanding commitment to social good and giving back to the communities where we live and work. October 10, 2023: For the second consecutive year, Hearst is named to Seramount's 100 Best Companies list, which recognizes companies committed to providing inclusive benefits for families Community Engagement Report Seramount's 100 Best Companies list
July 5, 2023: Hearst acquires award-winning television station WBBH-TV in Fort Myers/Naples, Florida, from Waterman Broadcasting Corporation. The acquisition expands Hearst’s presence in Florida and underlines our commitment to local television broadcasting and leadership in television markets across the country. June 28, 2023: San Antonio Express-News editorial staff wins the Society of Professional Journalists’ national prize for editorial writing. Awarded for commentaries on the tragic Uvalde school shooting, the prize reinforces Hearst’s commitment to informing audiences with the highest quality journalism and integrity.
May 24, 2023: Hearst Media Production Group is named Telly Company of the Year by the Telly Awards, a special honor awarded to the organization who wins the most awards. November 1, 2022 Hearst releases its first ever Sustainability Overview. The report is a coordinated effort to understand, measure and report on Hearst's carbon footprint - outlining a path forward along three strategic pillars: educating the public, lowering Hearst's carbon emissions and investing in B2B solutions that enable other corporations to achieve their climate goals. Sustainability Overview
June 23, 2022 HearstLab holds its first live pitch competition Pitch HearstLab: Texas. Winners Clutch, a marketplace for employing social media creators with small businesses; Ema, an AI-led wellness ecosystem that supports women from fertility to menopause; and Junum, whose first product allows physicians to quickly identify and treat malnutrition, received cash investments and support services from both HearstLab and the San Antonio Express-News. May 9, 2022: The Houston Chronicle Editorial Board wins a Pulitzer Prize for a series on voter suppression in Texas. Clutch Ema Pulitzer Prize for a series on voter suppression Junum
March 4, 2022: Heast kicks off its 135th anniversary with celebrations around the world. February 18, 2022: King Features' The Cuphead Show! debuts on Netflix, topping the Netflix Kids charts. Soon after the series is renewed for two more seasons. Clutch Ema Pulitzer Prize for a series on voter suppression Junum
February 15, 2022 Hearst Newspapers unveils plans for a new data and product hub, the single- largest digital expansion ever for the group, following significant subscription growth in 2021. The group closed the year with more than 300,000 paid digital-only subscriptions, an increase of 100,000, or 50%, from the year before. It is targeting 100,000 more this year. February 2, 2022 Hearst reports record performance in 2021. The strong performance allows the company to enhance benefits for employees. The company invests $22 million to hold U.S. employee healthcare costs flat while growing overall benefits — $15 million for expanded childcare benefits alone. Hearst also increases paid time off and introduces a companywide bonus program for all eligible colleagues. new data and product hub Hearst reports record performance in 2021
Image reading: January 27, 2022 Hearst is recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index. January 20, 2022 Hearst Health forges a partnership with the UCLA Center for SMART Health to offer the Hearst Health Prize in data sciences. Best places to work for LGBTQ+ Equality forges a partnership
Image reading: January 3, 2022 Hearst Health agrees to acquire CellTrak, a leading provider of care documentation software solutions. December 31, 2021 Hearst Television stations raise more than $54 million to support their communities during the pandemic. acquire CellTrak
Image reading: November 4, 2021 Hearst ranks No. 1 on Crain’s New York Top 125 Privately Held Companies list. November 2, 2021 Hearst agrees to acquire an 80% stake in leading connected vehicle solution provider Noregon Systems. October 5, 2021 Level Up Ventures launches as an early-stage investment strategy with a focus on underrepresented founders and entrepreneurs, providing cash investment and services to tech-enabled startups led by Black and Latinx founders in pre-seed or seed-funding stages to accelerate their growth as they introduce products and services in a range of market segments. agrees to acquire ranks No. 1 Level Up Ventures launches
Image reading: September 15, 2021 Fitch Group announces the creation of Sustainable Fitch and launches ESG Ratings products. June 12, 2021 Hearst Magazines’ Runner’s World is the recipient of two prestigious awards, a Pulitzer Prize and a National Magazine Award, both in the Feature Writing category, for Mitchell S. Jackson’s story “Twelve Minutes and a Life,” about the tragic killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. Sustainable Fitch and launches ESG ratings Twelve Minutes and a Life
Image reading: May 5, 2021 Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services, completes its acquisition of CreditSights, Inc., a leading provider of independent credit research to the global financial community. April 13, 2021 Hearst and the Emma Bowen Foundation establish an endowment to provide need-based scholarships and internship opportunities within the media industry to minority students. The endowment, funded by Hearst, honors Hearst Vice President of Finance Jeana Stanley, who passed away in June 2020. acquisition of CreditSights, Inc. establish an endowment
Image reading: March 10, 2021 Hearst launches Hearst Gives Back, an always-on donation program matching employee donations dollar for dollar to more than one million 501(c)(3) organizations through an easy-to-use dedicated platform year-round. In 2021, 3,389 colleagues made 14,373 donations to 3,350 causes, which, with the Hearst match, resulted in almost $5 million in charitable giving. February 2, 2021 The company’s first Diversity & Inclusion Overview presenting employee representation and the initiatives underway to diversify its workforce at all levels is released. The theme — Hearst RISE (Reinforcing Inclusion, Supporting Equity) — highlights the company’s commitment to its colleagues and its customers, which includes a Supplier Diversity program. launches Hearst Gives Back first Diversity & Inclusion Overview Supplier Diversity program
Image reading: December 31, 2020 Throughout 2020, Hearst Foundations grants over $50 million in emergency funding to organizations severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. November 12, 2020 Hearst Newspapers relocates the San Antonio Express-News one block to the newly refurbished San Antonio Light building, which housed the former Hearst newspaper during its 112 years in business. October 8, 2020 Hearst Television launches the Matter of Fact Listening Tour hosted by acclaimed journalist Soledad O’Brien. Its first installment, “The Hard Truth About Bias: Images and Reality,” focuses on advancing conversations about race and justice. Hearst foundation grants relocates the San-Antonio Express-News The Hard Truth About Bias: Images and Reality
Image reading: July 15, 2020 Inspired by Hearst's shared belief that the best work comes from fostering an environment of inclusion and diversity where all voices have a chance to be heard, Hearst Speaks, an internal, curated selection of resources from Hearst brands meant to inform and inspire, launches for Hearst colleagues. May 12, 2020 Hearst Television stations earn 31 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, among its highest-ever accumulations, from the Radio Television Digital News Association, honoring outstanding journalism. Hearst Speaks Hearst Television stations earn
Image Reading: March 9, 2020 Hearst announces record 2019 operating results for the ninth consecutive year. The company makes all employees around the world, including qualified part-time employees, bonus-eligible; pays for qualified outside tuition programs in advance; and pays 100% of the increase in healthcare premiums for the second year in a row. September 16, 2019 Hearst’s CAMP Systems International agrees to acquire Inventory Locator Service (ILS) from the Boeing Company. record 2019 operating results acquire Inventory Locator Service (ILS)
Image reading: August 19, 2019 Hearst President and Chief Executive Officer Steven R. Swartz joins 180 CEOs in signing Business Roundtable’s Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, committing to lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders — customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders. January 22, 2019 Hearst announces record profits for the eighth consecutive year. Leading the way were outstanding performances at credit ratings and financial data company Fitch Group, the healthcare information and software companies that make up Hearst Health, aviation-safety data company CAMP and Hearst Television. Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation record profits for the eighth consecutive year
Image Reading: July 10, 2018 Fitch Group completes acquisition of Fulcrum Financial Data. These market-leading products, including Covenant Review, LevFin Insights and CapitalStructure, further add to Fitch’s award-winning suite of products for investors in the capital markets. June 13, 2018 Hearst Television adds an investigative reporting unit to its Washington, D.C., news bureau. completes acquisition of Fulcrum Financial Data adds an investigative reporting unit
Image reading: April 12, 2018 Fitch Group — comprised of three core businesses, Fitch Ratings, Fitch Solutions and Fitch Learning, and one of the “Big Three” credit rating agencies — becomes a wholly owned Hearst business after Hearst originally acquired a 20% stake in 2006. January 9, 2018 Hearst completes its acquisition of Rodale Inc.’s global health and wellness brands. The acquired brands publish 62 print editions and 57 websites in 31 countries. becomes a wholly owned Hearst business Rodale Inc.’s global health and wellness brands
Image Reading: April 12, 2018 Fitch Group — comprised of three core businesses, Fitch Ratings, Fitch Solutions and Fitch Learning, and one of the “Big Three” credit rating agencies — becomes a wholly owned Hearst business after Hearst originally acquired a 20% stake in 2006. January 9, 2018 Hearst completes its acquisition of Rodale Inc.’s global health and wellness brands. The acquired brands publish 62 print editions and 57 websites in 31 countries. 2016: Hearst Transportation Acquires CAMP acquisition of MHK HearstLab
Image reading: March 23, 2015 Hearst Health announces the creation of the annual Hearst Health Prize, a $100,000 cash award given in recognition of an organization’s or individual’s outstanding achievement in managing or improving wellness. January 26, 2014 Hearst announces the formation of Hearst Health, a brand that encompasses the company’s healthcare information businesses and health ventures. December 2, 2013 Hearst announces its acquisition of Homecare Homebase, a leading provider of powerful software to streamline all home health and hospice agency processes, from referrals, scheduling, visit documentation, workflow and compliance to medications and billing. creation of the annual Hearst Health Prize formation of Hearst Health acquisition of Homecare Homebase
Image reading: November 5, 2012 Hearst announces its acquisition of MCG, a leading provider of evidence-based clinical care guidelines. MCG provides unbiased clinical guidance that gives healthcare organizations confidence in delivering patient-centered care. MCG’s artificial intelligence and technology, infused with clinical expertise, enables its clients to prioritize and simplify their work. May 3, 2012 Hearst Tower achieves Platinum LEED certification, the highest possible rating. It also becomes the first commercial building in New York to achieve both LEED Gold for New Construction and LEED Platinum for Existing Buildings. acquisition of MGC Hearst Tower: Building Green Hearst Tower
Image reading: 2011 Hearst acquires nearly 100 magazines in 14 countries from Lagardère, making Hearst one of the largest monthly magazine publishers in the world and the largest monthly publisher in the U.S. 2011 The WatchESPN app for iPad, iPhone and iPod launches, allowing mobile access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com — the first livestreaming cable channels available in the U.S. on mobile devices. acquires nearly 100 magazines WatchESPN app
Image Reading: 2010 Hearst is the first magazine publisher to make all of its titles available to read on every major tablet device. 2009 Seattle Post-Intelligencer is the first major daily newspaper to transition to an all-digital model all-digital model
Image Reading: 2009 Hearst successfully tenders for the outstanding publicly traded stock of Hearst-Argyle, changing the name to Hearst Television, which becomes a wholly owned unit of Hearst. 2008 King Features launches Comics Kingdom, a first-of-its-kind digital comics platform. successfully tenders Comics Kingdom
Image reading: 2008 The October issue of Esquire features a flexible electronic “paper” cover that allows words and images to scroll across it — a first for magazines — in celebration of the magazine’s 75th anniversary. 2007 Hearst is the first to launch local HD news programming in Sacramento, Boston and Kansas City. Esquire cover flexible electronic “paper” cover
Image reading: 2005 Hearst, American Land Conservancy, California Rangeland Trust and the State of California form one of the largest conservation easements in history (82,000 acres) in San Simeon, California. 2005 ESPN is one of the first networks in cable television history to pass the 90 million subscriber mark in the U.S. largest conservation easements in history
Image reading: 2004 Hearst acquires Zynx Health Incorporated, the leading supplier of evidence-based medicine content. 2002 ESPN reaches agreement for multimedia NBA coverage, becoming the first network to televise all four major professional sports — NFL, NHL, MLB and NBA. acquires Zynx Health Incorporated ESPN
Image reading: 2001 Hearst is the first company to commit to a major building project in New York City after 9/11: Hearst Tower. The building is architect Lord Norman Foster’s first skyscraper in the U.S. 2000 O, The Oprah Magazine, a venture with Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Entertainment Group, is published. It is regarded as one of the most successful magazine startups in industry history. Hearst Tower: The Journey O, The Oprah Magazine,
Image reading: 2000 Hearst is the first large television station group to commit to a minimum amount of daily candidate discourse-focused coverage of election campaigns. The pledge becomes a cornerstone of the company’s “Commitment” effort that continues today. 2000 The staff of the San Francisco Examiner merges with the San Francisco Chronicle to usher in a new era of newspaper publishing in the city. new era of newspaper publishing
Image reading: 1998 Hearst-Argyle transfers from the Nasdaq Stock Market to the New York Stock Exchange; company directors and officers ring the opening bell on July 22, 1998. 1997 Hearst Broadcasting and Argyle Television combine to form Hearst-Argyle Television, a publicly traded company. Hearst-Argyle transfers combine to form Hearst-Argyle Television
1994 Hearst and France’s Marie Claire Album introduce the U.S. edition of Marie Claire. 1993 Hearst adds the San Antonio Express-News to its newspapers group.
Image reading: 1990 Hearst acquires a 20% interest in ESPN. 1987 Houston Chronicle is purchased by Hearst. 20% interest in ESPN Houston Chronicle
Image reading: 1986 Hearst acquires Boston’s WCVB-TV. 1986 Esquire becomes a Hearst publication. acquires Boston’s WCVB-TV Esquire
Image reading: 1981 Hearst is a founding partner, with ABC, in the predecessors of cable networks A&E and Lifetime. 1980 Hearst acquires First Databank (FDB), which provides drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions. A&E Lifetime FDB
Image reading: 1979 Hearst acquires the Edwardsville Intelligencer in Illinois; Huron Daily Tribune and Midland Daily News in Michigan; and Midland Reporter-Telegram and Plainview Daily Herald in Texas. 1978 Hearst launches Country Living as an annual. It becomes a monthly in 1982. Edwardsville Intelligencer Huron Daily Tribune Midland Daily News Midland Reporter-Telegram Plainview Daily Herald Country Living becomes a monthly in 1982
Image reading: 1965 In February, Harper’s BAZAAR becomes the first women’s fashion magazine to feature a man — actor Steve McQueen — on the cover. 1965 Helen Gurley Brown becomes editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan in July, reinventing the magazine for the modern woman and simultaneously transforming the feminist landscape in America as a result. to feature a man Helen Gurley Brown Cosmopolitan
Image reading: 1965 In February, Harper’s BAZAAR becomes the first women’s fashion magazine to feature a man — actor Steve McQueen — on the cover. 1965 Helen Gurley Brown becomes editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan in July, reinventing the magazine for the modern woman and simultaneously transforming the feminist landscape in America as a result. Pulitzer Prize first stations to broadcast in color WBAL-TV
Image reading: 1940 Harper’s BAZAAR’s Editor-in-Chief Carmel Snow famously features a photograph on the cover — until then, covers featured mainly art and illustrations. 1933 Harper’s BAZAAR is one of the first fashion magazines to do a shoot on location and show a model in motion. 1940 Harper’s BAZAAR’s Editor-in-Chief Carmel Snow famously features a photograph on the cover — until then, covers featured mainly art and illustrations. 1933 Harper’s BAZAAR is one of the first fashion magazines to do a shoot on location and show a model in motion.
1913 The first Hearst newsreel is shown, leading to the creation of Hearst Metrotone News. 1911 Hearst purchases Good Housekeeping, which published its first issue in 1885. In 1900, the Good Housekeeping Institute, a precursor to the FDA, began evaluating products and issuing consumer alerts, improving the lives of consumers and their families through education and product evaluation. Hearst Metrotone Newsreel Good Housekeeping Good Housekeeping Institute
Image reading: 1903 William Randolph Hearst wants to bring the idea of motoring magazines from Europe to the United States. A monthly newsletter containing automobile news from Europe and America launches — simply titled “MOTOR.” Overwhelming response to MOTOR creates a change in publication to a full-fledged magazine. 1897 Hearst introduces The Katzenjammer Kids in the New York Journal. King Features still distributes the strip, making it the longest-running newspaper comic in history. Overwhelming response to MOTOR The Katzenjammer Kids
1895 William Randolph Hearst buys the New York Journal, creating a newspaper presence on both coasts.
Image reading: 1887 On March 4, 23-year-old William Randolph Hearst places his name on the masthead of the San Francisco Examiner as “Proprietor” for the first time, marking the beginning of Hearst Corporation.