Clay Wilkinson Retires From Urban Television Network Corporation Board

Clay Wilkinson Retires From Urban Television Network Corporation Board

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Urban Television Network Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: URBT) announced that Clay Wilkinson has retired as a director of Urban Television Network Corporation.

In submitting his resignation, Wilkinson said, "It is with very mixed emotions that I make this decision. While I have thoroughly enjoyed my tenure on Urban's board and have great respect for my fellow board members and Urban's management group, I have other business interests that are requiring me to devote more time and attention on a daily basis."

Commenting on Wilkinson's retirement, Ajibike Akinkoye, Chairman and CEO of Urban said: "Mr. Wilkinson has been a valued and highly effective director, providing strong counsel and leadership. We regret his decision to retire from our board, but understand his first duty is to his other business interests. We appreciate his friendship; we will miss him and thank him for his outstanding service to our company. We wish him well."

About Urban Television Network Corporation

Fort Worth, Texas based Urban Television Network Corporation is a television network composed of broadcast television station affiliates across the country that air programming supplied by the network via satellite transmission. The network is the first and only minority certified network to specifically target America's urban market that is comprised of African Americans, English speaking Hispanic Americans and many other urban consumers. The network competes with BET, which is owned by Viacom Inc., and other services for the urban market niche that the Company believes is underserved at this time. The network has approximately 70 affiliates with a household coverage of approximately 22 million households. For additional information about the Urban Television Network visit us on the Internet at http://www.uatvn.com/

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements and information as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, therefore, is subject to certain risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that the actual results, business conditions, business developments, losses and contingencies and local and foreign factors will not differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including market conditions, competition, advances in technology and other factors.

Source: Urban Television Network

CONTACT: Stafford Connor, +1-817-475-8152, or sconnor543@aol.com , for Urban Television Network

Web site: http://www.uatvn.com/

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