Interep Announces Additional Speakers at Radio Symposium 2005

Interep Announces Additional Speakers at Radio Symposium 2005

- Philippe Generali, President/ Media Monitors - George Nadel Rivin, Partner/Miller Kaplan Arase - Kristen Fechner, Sr. VP Corporate Strategy Development/Marketron

NEW YORK, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Interep (BULLETIN BOARD: IREP) announced that three additional industry representatives in the fields of technology and research will speak at its upcoming Radio Symposium, "Radio's Reinvention," Thursday, June 16th at the Grand Hyatt in New York. The symposium will address the current opportunities and challenges facing the radio industry.

As part of the symposium's second session, "Radio Looks Forward," Philippe Generali, President/ Media Monitors, George Nadel Rivin, Partner/Miller Kaplan Arase, and Kristen Fechner, Sr. VP Corporate Strategy Development/Marketron will join the list of presenters discussing the theme "Tracking and Selling Radio's Audience."

Mr. Generali will speak on his company's capabilities and advances in tracking radio ad spots, an increasingly important element of radio advertising as advertisers demand greater accountability and more closely monitor R.O.I. Media Monitors is the U.S. market leader in broadcast spot and music monitoring. Its parent company, RCS, is a leading provider of broadcast software used by over 7,000 radio stations worldwide.

Mr. Nadel Rivin, a well-respected industry analyst, CPA and MBA, will discuss his company's role in tracking industry revenues and the challenges of monitoring the pace of business in a volatile advertising environment.

Ms. Fechner will discuss emerging technology trends in the broadcast industry -- including increased Centralization and the demand for greater Business Intelligence -- based on her experience working with Tier One media groups such as NBC/Telemundo, ABC/Disney, CBS, Univision, Cox, Radio One, Susquehanna, Emmis, Jefferson-Pilot, Journal, Entravision and many others.

As announced previously other speakers for Session 2 include Pat Walsh, Chief Financial Officer for iBiquity, Pierre Bouvard, President of Portable People Meters for Arbitron, and Erwin Ephron, Founder/Ephron, Papazian & Ephron.

To register and view a detailed agenda with all speakers and panelists signed on to date, please visit Interep's web site at www.interep.com or www.radiosymposium.com. Seating will be limited, so please register early. Interep's Radio Symposium 2005 is co-sponsored by Arbitron, Bear Stearns, Deutsche Bank Securities and Media Monitors.

About Interep:

Interep 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 Cumulus Radio Sales, 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 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, or victor_lirio@interep.com

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

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