Broadcast Leaders Converge at Interep's Radio Symposium 2005

Broadcast Leaders Converge at Interep's Radio Symposium 2005

John Hogan, CEO of Clear Channel Radio, Joins the Roster of Industry Leaders

NEW YORK, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Interep (BULLETIN BOARD: IREP) announced that John Hogan, CEO of Clear Channel Radio, has joined the list of radio broadcasters participating in Interep's 2nd Annual Radio Symposium, "Radio's Reinvention," to be held on Thursday, June 16th at the Grand Hyatt in New York. The day-long symposium will address the current opportunities and challenges facing the radio industry.

In a "One-on-One Leadership Dialogue," Mr. Hogan will participate in a lunch discussion led by Drew Marcus, Vice Chairman, Media & Telecom, at Deutsche Bank Securities, and Victor Miller, Sr. Managing Director at Bear Stearns. Last week, Interep also announced that Joel Hollander, Chairman and CEO of Infinity Broadcasting, will participate in the first "One-on-One Leadership Dialogue" during the symposium's morning session entitled "Radio Looks Inward."

Additional broadcasters who will speak in the morning session include Shane Coppola, CEO, Westwood One; Blaise Howard, VP/GM, WBEB; Frank Flores, VP/General Manager, SBS; Les Hollander, SVP/Regional Manager, Infinity Broadcasting.

The following broadcasters will participate in an afternoon session which poses the question, "Is Radio's Industry Structure Right for Today's Challenges?": Chad Brown, VP/GM, WCBS; Rick Cummings, President of Radio Division, Emmis; Walter Berger, CFO, Emmis; Dick Ferguson, EVP, Cox Radio; Bill Tanner, EVP of Programming, SBS; Charles Warfield, President & COO, Inner City Broadcasting Corporation.

To register and view a detailed agenda with all speakers and panelists signed on to date, please visit Interep's web site at http://www.interep.com/ or http://www.radiosymposium.com/. Seating will be limited, so please register early.

About Interep:

Interep (BULLETIN BOARD: IREP) is the nation's largest independent advertising sales and marketing company specializing in radio, the Internet and complementary media, with offices in 17 cities. Interep is the parent company of ABC Radio Sales, Infinity Radio Sales, and the Freedom Radio Group, which includes D&R Radio, McGavren Guild Radio, SBS/Interep and Susquehanna Radio Sales. Interep Interactive is the company's interactive representation and web publishing division specializing in the sales and marketing of on-line advertising, including streaming media. Interep Interactive includes Winstar Interactive, Cybereps and Perfect Circle Media. The Event Shop is Interep's event marketing group. In addition, Interep provides a variety of support services, including: consumer and media research, sales and management training, promotional programs and unwired radio "networks." Clients also benefit from Interep's new business development team, the Interep Marketing Group, as well as Morrison and Abraham, Interep's sales consulting division focusing on non-traditional revenue. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.interep.com/.

Contact: Victor Lirio Phone: #212-309-9031 Email: victor_lirio@interep.com

Source: Interep

CONTACT: Victor Lirio of Interep, +1-212-309-9031, victor_lirio@interep.com

Web site: http://www.interep.com/ http://www.radiosymposium.com/

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