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Publishers Periodicals

Hearst Corporation

About

About This Business

Hearst is a diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Hearst Magazines publishes a variety of magazines which include Good Housekeeping, Popular Mechanics, House Beautiful, Boating and Sailing, Cosmopolitan, Town & Country, Sports Afield, Redbook, Harper's Bazzar Colonial Home and H.C. Specialties. Home Magazine Service is a department within the Hearst Magazine division of the Hearst Corporation which handles a subscription sales for magazines published by Hearst and other companies. The sales representatives are part-time independent agents working within their local communities. The Hearst Corporation is a communication company which publishes 14 magazines and 15 newspapers and also operates 7 radio and 6 television stations.

Business Details

BBB File Opened:
9/29/1992
Business Started:
1/1/1889
Business Incorporated:
1/1/1889
Type of Entity:
Corporation
Alternate Names:
Hearst Magazines
Prevention
Men's Health
Food Network Magazine
HGTV Magazine
Woman's Day
Car and Driver
Elle Magazine
Elle Decor
Road & Track
Veranda
Hearst Communications
Women's Health
Country Living Magazine
Hearst Business Media
Home Magazine Sales
Town & Country Magazine
Harper's Bazaar
House Beautiful Magazine
Redbook Magazine
Marie Claire
Seventeen Magazine
Budget Living
Esquire Magazine
Cosmopolitan
CosmoGIRL!
Good Housekeeping
SmartMoney
Oprah Magazine
Popular Mechanics
Business Management:
Mr. David Carey, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications, Hearst
Mr. Frank A. Bennack Jr., Executive Vice Chairman
Mr. Steven R. Swartz, President & CEO
Mr. Lincoln Millstein, SVP & Special Assistant to the CEO
Mr. Jordan Wertlieb, Senior Vice President, Hearst President, Hearst Television, Inc
Mr. William R. Hearst III, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Mark E. Aldam, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Hearst
Mr. Richard P. Malloch, Executive Vice President for Business Media, Hearst

Additional Contact Information

Principal Contacts
Mr. Steven R. Swartz, President & CEO
Mr. William R. Hearst III, Chairman of the Board
Fax numbers
Other Fax: (212) 687-5222
Other Fax: (516) 227-1901
Additional Phone Numbers
Other Phone: (212) 649-2000
Other Phone: (212) 649-2636
Other Phone: (212) 687-6060
Other Phone: (800) 888-7788
Other Phone: (212) 694-4122
Other Phone: (212) 649-4343
Other Phone: (516) 227-1300
Other Phone: (212) 649-3192

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