Within television broadcasting, Hearst-Argyle prides itself on being a "destination" company. Not only for advertisers and marketing partners, but for employees as well.

Our commitment to our employees is in keeping with our Corporate Values:

Hearst-Argyle Television's Leadership Values

• Set the highest standards of integrity, character, honesty and fairness.
• Articulate a clear vision of what is to be accomplished.
• Communicate effectively.
• Help others succeed.
• Respect and trust your colleagues.
• Value different skills, talent and ideas.
• Recognize good performances.
• Be customer focused.
• Be passionate and take pride in what you do.
• WIN!

Training and Mentoring Next-Generation Journalists and Sales Executives

Training for current and prospective employees is a priority at Hearst-Argyle stations.

Among other efforts, we co-produce with other station groups both a Producer Academy and a Sales Academy to train, respectively, news producers and television and Web sales professionals.

In 2006, we announced a student news symposium with North Carolina A&T, more about which can be learned from this news report from our WXII-TV, Greensboro/Winston-Salem.

Hearst-Argyle also is a sponsor of The Emma L. Bowen Foundation, on whose Board Hearst-Argyle CEO David Barrett serves. The Foundation, created in 1989 to prepare minority youth for careers in the media industry, enables students to work for partner companies during summers and school breaks, from the summer following their junior year in high school until they graduate from college.

Many of our stations also sponsor local internship programs, to help develop future generations of media professionals.