James Hoak

Founder at

Hoak Media LLC

Net worth: 60 M $ as of 2026-06-29

82 year

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James M.
Hoak is the founder of Heritage Media Corp.
(1987), Hoak Media LLC (2003), and Heritage Communications, Inc. (1971).
He is currently the Chairman of HBC Acquisition Corp.
(since 2011) and a Principal at HBC Investments LLC.
Mr. Hoak's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Yale University (1966) and a graduate degree from Stanford Law School (1969).

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Provides natural gas compression equipment and services 4.56%	2026-01-21	575,000 ( 4.56% )	25 M $	2026-06-29
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a holding company though its subsidiaries provides investment and wealth management services 7.91%	2026-03-02	750,000 ( 7.91% )	14 M $	2026-06-29
Turtle Beach Corp. Turtle Beach Corp. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Develops audio products for the consumer and commercial markets 5.03%	2026-02-22	999,000 ( 5.03% )	12 M $	2026-06-29
Noodles & Co. Noodles & Co. RestaurantsConsumer Services Owns and operates fast casual restaurants 9.25%	2026-03-17	545,140 ( 9.25% )	8 M $	2026-06-29

James Hoak active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Hoak Media LLC Hoak Media LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Acquires, develops and operates television and radio stations in small and medium-sized markets in the United States	Founder	2003-07-31
HBC Acquisition Corp. HBC Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blanck company	Chairman	2011-09-29
HBC Investments LLC HBC Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance HBC Investments invests in companies located in the United States and Canada. The firm targets companies operating in retail, consumer products, manufacturing, energy and media. It provides financing for buyouts, recapitalizations and other growth capital requirements with a transaction size of USD 10 – 50 million. It also makes investments from mezzanine to minority, control equity and co-investments.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Former positions of James Hoak

Companies	Position	End
Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc. Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Manufactures and distributes projection screens	Director/Board Member	2011-04-14
Hoak Capital Corp. Hoak Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Hoak Capital Corp. focuses on investments in companies in the media and communications sectors including telecommunications, radio, cable TV, traditional television, publishing, direct marketing and communications equipment. Investments typically range from $25 million to $35 million.	Chairman	-
PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.	Director/Board Member	2008-06-19
Chaparral Steel Co. Chaparral Steel Co. SteelNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures structural steel products	Director/Board Member	2007-09-17
PanAmSat Corp. PanAmSat Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides satellite telecommunications services	Director/Board Member	2006-06-30

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Private companies	22
Chaparral Steel Co. Chaparral Steel Co. SteelNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures structural steel products	Non-Energy Minerals
Heritage Media Corp. Heritage Media Corp. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Provides advertising and promotional services	Commercial Services
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Sells home furnishing through online	Retail Trade
Texas Industries, Inc. Texas Industries, Inc. Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Produces and supplies cement, aggregate and consumer product building materials	Non-Energy Minerals
PanAmSat Corp. PanAmSat Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides satellite telecommunications services	Communications
TForce Logistics, Inc. TForce Logistics, Inc. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Provides transportation and logistics services	Transportation
HBC Investments LLC HBC Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance HBC Investments invests in companies located in the United States and Canada. The firm targets companies operating in retail, consumer products, manufacturing, energy and media. It provides financing for buyouts, recapitalizations and other growth capital requirements with a transaction size of USD 10 – 50 million. It also makes investments from mezzanine to minority, control equity and co-investments.	Finance
Grande Communications Holdings, Inc. Grande Communications Holdings, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Operates as a holding company with interests in bundled telephone services, internet access, and cable television services	Communications
Intelsat Holding Corp. Intelsat Holding Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides broadcasting services	Communications
HBC Acquisition Corp. HBC Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blanck company	Finance
Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc. Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Manufactures and distributes projection screens	Consumer Durables
Hoak Media LLC Hoak Media LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Acquires, develops and operates television and radio stations in small and medium-sized markets in the United States	Finance
HBW Holdings, Inc. HBW Holdings, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services	Finance
Crown Media, Inc. Crown Media, Inc. Cable/Satellite TVConsumer Services Cable television services	Consumer Services
Heritage Communications, Inc. Heritage Communications, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides broadband telecommunication services	Communications
Yale University Yale University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Austin Industries, Inc. Austin Industries, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides civil, commercial and industrial construction services	Industrial Services
Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission National AgencyGovernment National level government agency	Government
Intelsat US LLC Intelsat US LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides space and satellite communication services	Communications
Nova Compression LLC Nova Compression LLC Oilfield Services/EquipmentIndustrial Services Provides natural gas compression services to exploration and production companies	Industrial Services
Hoak Capital Corp. Hoak Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Hoak Capital Corp. focuses on investments in companies in the media and communications sectors including telecommunications, radio, cable TV, traditional television, publishing, direct marketing and communications equipment. Investments typically range from $25 million to $35 million.	Finance
Stanford Law School Stanford Law School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services