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Journal Broadcast Group CFO to Retire
MILWAUKEE - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Ron Kurtis, senior vice president and chief financial officer for the
Journal Broadcast Group, today announced he will retire effective
December 27, 2009. Journal Broadcast Group is a division of Journal
Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN).
Doug Kiel, vice chairman and CEO, said, "Ron has been an integral member
of our leadership team and I have truly valued his knowledge of the
industry and financial guidance as we have grown our broadcast group. He
leaves our company with our thanks and appreciation for a job well done
and our hope that he will enjoy his retirement."
Kurtis said, "It's been my privilege to work with extremely talented
people over my career at Journal. I am proud to have helped our company
grow from a Milwaukee-centric organization to a broadcast group with
more than forty stations across the country. We've focused on creating a
strong team and worked to make each market more successful for the
future." Kurtis is a thirty-six year employee with Journal.
About Journal Broadcast Group
Journal Broadcast Group owns and operates 33 radio stations and 13
television stations in 12 states and operates an additional television
station under a local marketing agreement. Headquartered in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, it is the broadcast business of Journal Communications Inc.,
a diversified media company with operations in publishing, radio and
television broadcasting, interactive media and printing services.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements related
to our businesses that are based on our current expectations.
Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and
uncertainties, including changes in advertising demand and other
economic conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the expectations expressed in forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of
their inherent uncertainty. Our written policy on forward-looking
statements can be found in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Journal Broadcast Group
Jim Thomas
jthomas@journalbroadcastgroup.com
(414)
967-5293
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