UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

June 18, 2008

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		1-14776		74-2717523
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

300 West 57^th Street

New York, New York 10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 887-6800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On June 18, 2008, Victor F. Ganzi announced he will resign as a director of the Registrant’s Board of Directors, as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Registrant’s Compensation Committee and Executive Committee, in connection with his resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of The Hearst Corporation. The Hearst Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Hearst Broadcasting, Inc., beneficially owns approximately 78.9% of the outstanding voting power of the Registrant’s Common Stock.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.

		By:	/s/ Jonathan C. Mintzer
			Jonathan C. Mintzer
			Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 19, 2008