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Hearst Television's WBBH-WZVN Southwest Florida was honored with the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in a Small Market at the 2024 Murrow Awards Gala last week. Congratulations to the team! 

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, colleagues worked to raise awareness and support those affected, participating in fundraising walks, donning pink to raise awareness, volunteering and sharing the experiences of cancer thrivers.

Yesterday, Town & Country hosted its 11th annual Philanthropy Summit "The Power of Common Ground: How Getting Personal Can Change the World," a day full of enlightening programming featuring trailblazing journalists, change makers, activists, leaders and its November 2024 Philanthropy Issue cover stars including Bryan Stevenson, Founder & Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative; Mariska Hargitay, Founder & President, Joyful Heart Foundation; Michael Strahan, Pro Football Hall of Famer; Broadcaster & Entrepreneur; and Emma Heming Willis, Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer, Make Time Wellness; Founder & CEO, CocoBaba; and FTD Advocate. Town & Country’s 2024 Philanthropy Summit was presented by Bank of America Private Bank, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Gulfstream Aerospace and 1 Hotels. For more information on Town & Country’s 2024 Philanthropy Summit, visit townandcountrymag.com.

🎉 Celebrating 115 Years of the Good Housekeeping Seal! 🎉 

🌟 Celebrating Hearst’s Working Parents of the Year 🌟   Hearst has once again been included on Seramount’s 2024 100 Best Companies for Working Parents list, reflecting our commitment to create a supportive environment for our colleagues and their families.   This year, we’re highlighting the inspiring stories of Hearst’s Working Parents of the Year, Anna Ricciardi from Fitch Group, Inc. and Amy Beveridge from Hearst Television.   Anna Ricciardi balances her role as a learning and development partner with the responsibilities of parenting, including advocacy work through employee resource groups and initiatives for fellow parents.    Amy Beveridge manages her career as a news director and her caregiving responsibilities, benefiting from Hearst’s family-focused support systems.   Learn more about their stories: https://bit.ly/3YFwTGL

Congrats to Fitch Ratings for three decades of providing its ratings services in Colombia! 

The Hearst Foundations announced $1 million in grants to 10 organizations assisting relief efforts across the Southeast: Community Foundation of Greenville, Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area Inc., Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Delivering Good, Inc. , Feeding Tampa Bay, MANNA FoodBank - Asheville NC, Second Harvest Food Bank of NW North Carolina, Pinellas Community Foundation – Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund, United Ministries and Samaritan's Purse. These grants will be used to aid communities impacted by Hurricane Helene and empower local organizations that are providing essential resources and support. Learn more about Hearst Foundations: https://bit.ly/3yaTrEV 

At Hearst’s second Neurodiversity@Work Forum, Integrate Autism Employment Advisors’ Tracy Powell-Rudy M.S. spoke about the financial impact of neuroinclusion. Thank you for joining us! 

This summer, more than 200 talented interns, associates and fellows brought fresh ideas and energy to Hearst, leaving a lasting impact on our colleagues and the many businesses they supported. We’re committed to developing future leaders and seeing where their careers take them.   Learn more about internship experiences and opportunities available year-round at Hearst: https://bit.ly/3A0IxCI

This week, our Tech Next conference, hosted by CTO Mahendra Durai, explored progress in Product Leadership and the fast-moving state of generative AI with Ethan Mollick, innovation expert, artificial intelligence thought leader and professor of entrepreneurship at The Wharton School. The two-day event included workshops, hands-on strategic planning, discussions on AI bias and how to optimize workflow leveraging generative AI. The enlightening conversations got people thinking, collaborating and ideating on ways to integrate evolved practices and this powerful technology into our work and products on an even deeper level.