# David J. Barrett > David J. Barrett is a startup investor. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Last updated: Oct 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-barrett-29229441 David J. Barrett is a startup investor. David Barrett is chairman and chief executive officer of Hearst Television Inc. Hearst Television is regarded as one of the country’s preeminent television companies, recognized for excellence in local news, distinguished community service, and competitive leadership in markets across America.Barrett joined Hearst in 1984 as general managerof the company’s Baltimore radio stations, later assuming general manager responsibility for the Hearst Radio Group, and then for WBAL-TV in Baltimore. He relocated to New York in 1991 as a vice president of Hearst Corporation and deputy general manager of Broadcasting, with operating oversight for the company’s television and radio stations. In 1997, Hearst Broadcasting merged with Argyle Television to form Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., and Barrett was named executive vice president and chief operating officer of the new entity. He was named president and chief executive officer in 2001. Hearst-Argyle Television was publicly traded on the NYSE from 1998 until 2009, when it was taken private by Hearst Corporation and re-named Hearst Television.Barrett, a senior vice president and director of Hearst Corporation, is also a trustee of the trust established under the will of William Randolph Hearst and a director of the Hearst Foundations. He also serves on the boards of directors of the Emma L. Bowen Foundation, the Broadcasters Foundation, the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) and is Chairman of the Center for Communication’s Board of Directors.Barrett previously served on the board of directors of the National Association of Broadcasters, as well as its executive committee. He also served on the boards of the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Security and Reliability Council (MSRC II), the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) Foundation, the Advertising Council and Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. He is a past chairman of the board of governors for the ABC Television Affiliates Association.Barrett has been the recipient of numerous industry honors. In 2011 he received the DiGamma Kappa Distinguished Achievement Award in Broadcasting from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism, which bestows the annual Peabody Awards, and the First Amendment Leadership Award from The Radio Television Digital News Foundation. In 2008 he was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. In 2005 he was the recipient of The Media Institute’s American Horizon Award and was also inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Management Hall of Fame. In 2004 he was named Broadcasting & Cable magazine’s “Broadcaster of the Year." ## Contacts 5 contacts available for David J. Barrett: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/david-j-barrett?utm_source=investor_profile ## FAQ ### How do I contact David J. Barrett? Public channels for David J. Barrett include LinkedIn. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co