Hearst-Argyle Television Stations Receive Four RTNDA National Edward R. Murrow Awards

Hearst-Argyle Television Stations Receive Four RTNDA National Edward R. Murrow Awards

NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Three Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. (NYSE:HTV) stations received a total of four national Edward R. Murrow Awards given by the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) honoring broadcast journalism excellence.

WCVB-TV, the Company's ABC affiliate serving Boston, earned a national Murrow in the Spot News (Large Market) category for its coverage of area weather and flooding; KCCI-TV, its CBS affiliate serving Des Moines, earned a national Murrow in the Feature Reporting (Small Market) category; and WBAL-AM, Baltimore, earned an award in the Investigative Reporting category and an Overall Excellence award (Large Market), further solidifying its reputation as one of America's most honored radio stations.

"National Murrows are among the very highest honors in electronic journalism," said David Barrett, Hearst-Argyle President and CEO. "These awards reflect recognition of the outstanding efforts of our journalists, and the vital importance within our communities of our local journalistic content."

The national awards are given in October 2007 at a dinner in New York. A complete list of recipients of the Murrow Awards can be found at http://www.rtnda.org/.

Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. owns 26 television stations, and manages an additional three television and two radio stations, in geographically diverse U.S. markets. The Company's television stations reach approximately 18% of U.S. TV households, making it one of America's largest television station groups. Hearst-Argyle owns 12 ABC-affiliated stations, and manages an additional ABC station owned by Hearst Corporation, and is the largest ABC affiliate group. The Company also owns 10 NBC affiliates, and is the second- largest NBC affiliate owner, and owns two CBS affiliates. Hearst-Argyle also is a leader in the convergence of local broadcast television and the Internet through its partnership with Internet Broadcasting, and in the application of digital broadcast spectrum for new local informational services through its Weather Plus partnership with NBC and various NBC affiliate groups. Hearst- Argyle Series A Common Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HTV." HTV debt is rated investment grade by Moody's (Baa3), Standard & Poor's (BBB-) and Fitch (BBB-), each with a stable outlook. The Company's Web address is www.hearstargyle.com.

Source: Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.

CONTACT: Thomas W. Campo of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.,
+1-212-887-6827, tcampo@hearst.com

Web site:

http://www.hearstargyle.com/
http://www.rtnda.org/

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