An ‘American Experience’ Special: ‘Citizen Hearst, Part 1’

Friday, August 9 at 8 p.m.

In part one of this special from “American Experience,” explore the extraordinary life of William Randolph Hearst. The model for Orson Welles’ story “Citizen Kane,” Hearst controlled a vast media empire, wielded unprecedented power and influence, and forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics.

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