John Randolph Hearst Jr., a trustee of the Hearst Family Trust and a member of the Board of Directors of Hearst Corp. and the two Hearst Foundations, died Friday in New York City.
In recognition of his interest in photojournalism, Hearst Newspapers commissioned a traveling trophy, the John R. Hearst Jr. Prize for Photo Excellence, awarded to photographers for Hearst Newspapers.
Born in New York City on Dec. 8, 1933, to John Randolph Hearst, the third son of William Randolph Hearst, and Gretchen Wilson, Mr. Hearst often spent time in his youth at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, and greatly valued his time personally spent with his grandfather, the legendary W.R. Hearst.
The younger Hearst's uncle, William Randolph Hearst Jr., noted: "The two talked newspapering a lot." John Randolph Hearst Jr. was 77.
The Hearst Corp. says in a statement on its website that John Randolph Hearst Jr. died Friday. Besides serving on the board, he was a trustee of The Hearst Family Trust and a director of the Hearst Foundations.
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