The Hearst-Argyle Television boasts of 26 television stations in the country. Apart from that the company also manages two radio stations that are also showing great appeal to the American market. Because of proper management and the proper implementation of all its programs, the television stations of the company has attracted 18% of households hence making it one of the most successful and largest U.S television station groups. With the many television stations that proliferate today, it is difficult to garner a rating of 18% because of the stiff competition. The Hearst-Argyle television also owners 12 ABC other affiliated stations and also manages other ABC station which is owned by the Hearst Corporation. Aside from ABC, the company also owns 10 NBC affiliates and is also dubbed as the second-largest NBC affiliate owner.

Aside from being a very huge television station group, the Hearst-Argyle Television is also well-known to its competent pool of news leaders. Because of its credibility, they are honored with three Walter Cronkite Awards for the excellence in television political journalism. The company is also recognized to its other noteworthy contribution in community service.

To reach a wider market, Hearst-Argyle Television also teamed up with Internet Broadcasting since the company also recognizes the contribution of internet in the media. Now, aside from declaring to the entire nation that that the company is the largest television station group in the United States, Hearst-Argyle also shows great concern to citizens as it delivers public service by making its shows more socially relevant and interesting.

One will see Brown-Forman Corp.’s shining head office in Louisville, Kentucky, where it was founded in 1870. As of the moment, the company is currently being lead by Paul C. Varga, its Chairman and CEO or chief Executive Officer. With about 3,350 employees and a whooping revenue of 2.444 billion dollars at the end of fiscal year 2006, one can say that it is strong in its own right in terms of the stock market as a distilled beverage manufacturer and producer—even a stock trading software program will say so.

Specializing in wines and other alcoholic drinks called spirits, Brown-Forman Corp. is said to be the largest companies in this industry owned by Americans. As people know, majority of alcohol manufacturers are found in Spain and Europe. Few people also know that it is Brown-Forman Corp. that manufactures Jack Daniels’s Early Times, and Southern Comfort. It outshines a lot of its competitors because its alcoholic products are very consistent in taste and manufacturing quality.

Also, about 70% of the voting shares of the corporation are controlled by the Brown family.  This is so because the original founder of the corporation is George Garvin Brown. He was a pharmaceutical salesman back in 1870s and he decided to brew his own wine. The corporation has two classes of stocks—common stocks—and has a Class A voting share using the ticker symbol. However, stocks are thinly traded because, as mentioned earlier, the Brown family controls majority of the stocks of the corporation.