Clear Channel Radio Creates Marketing Solutions Unit

Clear Channel Radio today announced a new marketing consulting unit – called Marketing Solutions – that will work collaboratively with large national advertisers and agencies early in the communications planning process. Marketing Solutions is already providing customized executions to major brand marketers that exploit Clear Channel Radio’s unique and powerful combination of assets in the most meaningful and effective way. Initially, the unit named four Executive or Senior Vice Presidents, expanding Clear Channel Radio’s presence in major markets throughout the country. The unit has also attracted key industry veterans who will work closely with advertisers and agencies alike to promote the benefits of multi-platform radio campaigns. The Marketing Solutions senior management team includes: Greg Glenday – Executive Vice President Greg was most recently regional vice president and director of sales for Clear Channel Radio Sales. He joined CCRS in 2001 as Vice President and Director of Sales of the CCRS in Los Angeles after seven years at the Katz Radio Group. Mary Pultorak – Senior Vice President, Chicago Mary joined CCRS at its inception in 2001 from the Katz Media Group, where she spent 16 years. Most recently Mary served as national regional vice president for Clear Channel Radio Sales in Chicago. Randy Gaeckler – Senior Vice President, Atlanta Randy most recently oversaw national sales for Clear Channel Radio’s Atlanta station group. He joined Katz Radio in 1994 before becoming vice president and director of sales for CCRS in Atlanta. Jamie Kriegel – Senior Vice President, Los Angeles Jamie was most recently regional vice president for CCRS’ west coast operations for the past seven years. He began his media career at Banner Radio. Theresa Junkunc – Vice President, Detroit Theresa’s diverse advertising, marketing and communications background includes positions at Ford Motor Company (15 years) and the past two years at Wal-Mart. Cary Kimmel – Vice President, New York With more than 20 years in media sales and marketing for a wide variety of media outlets, Cary’s expertise includes sponsorship sales. Janie Knight – Vice President, Boston Janie has focused on major accounts within both agency and direct sales organizations. She began her career in radio in Boston working for KISS 108 FM. Adrienne Pabst – Vice President, Los Angeles Adrienne joins from CBS Radio with prior experience at Clear Channel Radio’s Los Angeles station group, and has 14 years in national radio sales and management. "The Marketing Solutions unit is being unveiled at a time where the radio market is aggressively expanding into multi-platforms that include online, on-demand, digital broadcasts and much more,” said Greg Glenday, Executive Vice President at Marketing Solutions. "This stellar team will help guide marketers through the exploding opportunities in our growing medium. There’s a real need for fresh ideas that demonstrate radio’s true value as an advertising and branding platform. In the end, our ultimate goal is to produce outstanding results for our customers. By becoming a resource early in the planning process, Marketing Solutions will seek to identify and create effective, unique and custom marketing strategies.” About Clear Channel Radio Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company's content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, on the Internet, via iPods and cell phones and used via navigation systems from BMW, Volvo, TomTom, Garmin and others. The company's operations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE:CCU), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at www.clearchannel.com.