George C. Hatch (December 16, 1919, in Erie, Pennsylvania – August 30, 2009, in Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American businessman who owned several communications businesses and helped pioneer cable television.
The deal was spearheaded by Tribune publisher John F. Fitzpatrick after his experience with two successful investments in local radio, including KSL (AM) and KALL.
[5] In 1956 the Hatch family having established control of Salt Lake City television station KUTV joined with two partners including The Salt Lake Tribune and publisher John F. Fitzpatrick again to establish Western Microwave Inc. in Elko, Nevada,[6] a forerunner to Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI), which became one of the largest cable-television providers in the US.
The partners also established the TeleMation Inc. company in Salt Lake City, to manufacture equipment for the cable television industry.
They also worked to expand Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in northern Arizona, and to create Antelope Island State Park in the Salt Lake Valley.
"[4] Son Jeffrey Hatch stated, "He was very future oriented and very hard driving in terms of working toward the things he wanted to achieve.