Bennack Named Chairman Of Hearst-Argyle Television

Sep 24, 2008 (financialwire.net via COMTEX) -- HTV | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- September 24, 2008 (FinancialWire) -- Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.'s (NYSE: HTV | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) (Current Market Cap: US$2.08 Bil.) board has appointed Frank A. Bennack, Jr. as its chairman. He is vice chairman and chief executive officer of Hearst Corp., Hearst-Argyle's majority owner, and has served on the Hearst-Argyle board since 1997.

Bennack's most recent role as the board's presiding director will be assumed by David Pulver, one of the company's independent directors.

New York-based Hearst-Argyle Television owns 26 television stations, and manages an additional three television and two radio stations owned by Hearst Corp. The company's television stations reach around 18% of U.S. TV households.

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