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The Hearsts by William Randolph Hearst
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The Hearsts

Father and Son

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Narrator Jeff Riggenbach
Length 11 hours 59 minutes
Language English
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The founder of the largest US media empire, William Randolph Hearst, Sr. changed the face of American journalism forever. Hearst, Jr., with coauthor Casserly, tells the family’s story, from the gold-diggings of California to the present Hearst media empire. In a detailed, straight-forward, and earnest manner, the authors examine Hearst Sr.’s notorious brand of journalism, his contentious politics, his devotion to art, his obsession with San Simeon, and his complex love life. They also profile reporters and columnists who became stars of the Hearst newspapers.

William Randolph Hearst, Jr., (1908–1993) was a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and the editor-in-chief of Hearst Newspapers. He was the publisher of the New York Journal American and shared a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting on the Soviet Union in 1977. He is the author of The Hearsts: Father and Son.

Jeff Riggenbach has narrated numerous titles for Blackstone Audio and won an AudioFile Earphones Award. An author, contributing editor, and producer, he has worked in radio in San Francisco for the last thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence.

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Reviews

“[A] brisk, unpretentious, opinionated autobiography…[Hearst] offers a stirring account of his own adventures as a WWII correspondent and nostalgically recreates the New York City news beat of the 1950s and ’60s.”

“The family saga, told in a telegraphic style, is read smoothly and unpretentiously by Jeff Riggenbach. This history in sound bites is a natural for audio.”

“[Hearst] offers candid details of his family and personal life, and several of his journalistic tales are gripping…Recommended for those interested in the history of journalism.”

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