Thousands of tons of food, clothing and school supplies collected for those in need… dozens of homes built for poor families… tens of thousands of volunteer hours to educate children… countless pints of blood collected for hospitals… tens of millions of dollars raised through telethons on behalf of worthy local and national causes… and the annual contribution of hours upon hours of high-impact airtime for public-service announcements to keep families informed, for the betterment of their health, education and welfare.

These are just some of the results of the collective multi-year efforts of Hearst-Argyle employees, strongly committed to their local communities.

For generations, Hearst-Argyle stations, in keeping with our corporate values, have taken a leadership role in local community service. We believe our involvement in and commitment to the health and vitality of our communities contributes to a trusted and enduring relationship with our viewers.

This commitment is at the core not only of our service to viewers, but to advertisers and marketing partners as well. Just as our communities look to our stations for the most comprehensive local and national news, weather and sports coverage - on-air and online -- and the most popular network entertainment programs as well as syndicated shows, so too do our constituents look to our stations and our people for their leadership in local and regional public service.

Hearst-Argyle and its New Orleans station, WDSU-TV, created an unprecedented regional "network" to report news to viewers affected by Hurricane Katrina. Hearst-Argyle also established a relief fund for its employees who were affected, while Hearst-Argyle stations helped raise funds for relief efforts.  Learn more.