Thomas Eastham Retires From The Hearst Foundations; Paul 'Dino' Dinovitz Succeeds Eastham as Vice President & Western Director.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- After 18 years as vice president and western director of the Hearst Foundations, Thomas Eastham, 81, will be stepping down effective July 31, 2005. Paul "Dino" Dinovitz, 57, who was most recently president and general manager of KRON-TV in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , will succeed Eastham. The announcement was made jointly today by George R. Hearst, Jr., president of The Hearst Foundation, Inc., William R. Hearst, III, president of the William Randolph William Randolph (1650 - April 11, 1711) was a colonist and land owner who played an important role in the history and politics of what became the U.S. state of Virginia. He was born in Warwickshire, England, to Richard Randolph (1627-1671) and Elizabeth Ryland (1625-1670). Hearst Foundation, and Victor F. Ganzi, president and chief executive officer of The Hearst Corporation The Hearst Corporation is a privately-held American-based media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower in New York City, USA. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media. and a director of the Hearst Foundations. Dinovitz will assume his new position at the San Francisco office of the Hearst Foundations on June 27, 2005. The Hearst Foundations are comprised of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation, Inc. Both Foundations are independent private philanthropies operating separately from The Hearst Corporation. They were established in the mid-1940s by William Randolph Hearst and were guided by the same charitable mission, which reflects his philanthropic interests: education, health, social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales and culture. The two Foundations share the same funding guidelines, leadership and staff. The San Francisco office evaluates and recommends grants originating in the west for consideration by the Gift Committees and Boards of the Foundations. The office also administers two national programs: the Hearst Journalism Awards for college-level journalism students and the U.S. Senate Youth Program, which brings two high school students from each state to Washington to observe the federal government in action. George R. Hearst, Jr. said: "We are indebted to Tom Eastham for his many contributions and steadfast commitment to humanitarianism hu·man·i·tar·i·an·ism n. 1. Concern for human welfare, especially as manifested through philanthropy. 2. The belief that the sole moral obligation of humankind is the improvement of human welfare. 3. . We thank him for his passion and perseverance in his work at the Foundations." Added William R. Hearst, III: "We feel privileged to have had such a dedicated leader furthering the philanthropic interests of our family. We wish Tom all the best in his retirement." "Tom has played a major role in the success of the Foundations in countless ways," said Ganzi. "Grants throughout the west have grown significantly during his 18-year tenure. He has truly set a standard for excellence in charitable service and we thank him for all he has done after nearly 60 years with The Hearst Corporation and the Foundations." Ganzi, regarding Dinovitz, said: "Dino will do a spectacular job building upon the platform created by Tom. On a personal note, it is great to have Dino back in the Hearst family." "I'm incredibly fortunate to have spent almost two decades working toward such an important mission," said Eastham. "I will certainly miss my colleagues, but am confident that with his extensive leadership experience in both broadcasting and community service, Dino Dinovitz will build upon the success of the Foundations." Eastham first joined The Hearst Corporation in 1945 as a copy boy for Hearst Newspapers' Chicago American. In the next 10 years he served in various editing, reporting and writing positions, and in 1955 was named a Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. finalist. In 1956 he served as news editor of Hearst's Call-Bulletin, becoming editor in 1962. He was appointed executive editor of The San Francisco Examiner The San Francisco Examiner is a U.S. daily newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since the late 19th Century. History 19th century The beginning of the Examiner is a topic of some controversy. in 1965, then chief of its Washington Bureau in 1975. From 1982 to 1987 he served as San Francisco's director of public information and press secretary to Mayor Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. She is a member of the Democratic Party. before joining the Hearst Foundations. Dinovitz began his career at Taft Broadcasting The Taft Broadcasting Company, also known as Taft Television and Radio Company, Incorporated, was a media conglomerate based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It has its roots in the family of William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States, whose nephew, Hulbert in 1970 as an account executive for WDAF-FM in Kansas City and later went on to serve as vice president & general manager of Columbus, Ohio's WTVN-TV. In 1985 he joined Hearst Broadcasting (now Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.) as vice president & general manager of KMBC-TV in Kansas City. In 1996 Dinovitz assumed the same title at KCWB-TV, also in Kansas City, when Hearst resumed responsibility for operating that station. In 1997 he was promoted to president & general manager of both stations. After 13 years with KMBC KMBC Kentucky Mountain Bible College KMBC Kickapoo Mountain Bike Club (Champaign, IL) , he left Kansas City to serve as president & general manager of KCRA-TV and KQCA-TV in Sacramento. "I'm delighted to enter this new phase of my career and rejoin Hearst in this new capacity," said Dinovitz. "I look forward to continuing the legacy of William Randolph Hearst." |
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