74K views · 101 reactions | William Randolph Hearst — newspaper tycoon, Congressman, and unwilling inspiration for "Citizen Kane" — was born on April 29, 1863. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

A man with a larger-than-life personality, William Randolph Hearst filled his newspapers with drama and hyperbole and transformed the news we view today. CITIZEN HEARST premieres across two nights beginning Mon Sep 27 at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/citizen-hearst | American Experience | PBS

The first media mogul, William Randolph Hearst believed in making the news, not just reporting it. Citizen Hearst premieres across two nights beginning Mon, Sep 27 at 9/8c on American Experience | PBS. | PBS