AMFM Names Kristi Brake Director of Communications.

CHICAGO/DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 6, 1999--

AMFM Inc. (NYSE: AFM) named Kristi Brake to the newly created Director of Communications position, it was announced today by Beverly Tilden, Vice President of Marketing. Ms. Brake will be based in AMFM's Chicago office. This appointment is effective November 1, 1999.

Ms. Brake will serve as the liaison between AMFM's corporate staff and its station employees. Her responsibilities include developing a company-wide news and information network and establishing and maintaining regular in-house communiques. She will contribute to a communications team which also includes James E. de Castro, Vice Chairman of AMFM Inc. and President and Chief Executive Officer of AMFM Radio, Beverly Tilden and outside public relations and advertising firms.

Mr. de Castro commented, "This is a critical time for AMFM. As it continues to grow, so does the importance -- and challenge -- of keeping our 12,800 employees informed. I'm counting on Kristi to make that happen. She has the energy and experience we need, and I welcome her to the AMFM team."

In announcing Ms. Brake's appointment, Ms. Tilden said, "We've seen the benefit of sharing information and ideas in our executive meetings, and we want to take that to the next level -- to all of our employees. Kristi's industry savvy, talent and enthusiasm make her the ideal person for this job, and I am delighted to begin working with her."

Ms. Brake joins AMFM from eNashville, a country music/lifestyle website startup, where she served as Director of Editorial Content. She previously served as Senior Manager of Marketing at Mercury Nashville, where she developed marketing plans, promotions and advertising for artists such as Shania Twain, Mark Wills and Billy Ray Cyrus. Ms. Brake's other record industry management experience includes positions with Capitol Records-Nashville and Asylum Records. Ms. Brake began her career as a journalist, where over the course of nine years she held positions at several magazines and newspapers, including Associate Editor at Radio & Records' Nashville and Los Angeles bureaus. She earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from California State University, Chico, and was awarded a copy editing scholarship from the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund.

Ms. Brake commented, "I'd like to thank Jimmy and Bev for this incredible opportunity, and I am looking forward to working with the entire AMFM team. After four years at R&R and another four in the record industry, joining the radio world brings my career full circle. This is a very busy time for AMFM; my primary goal is to enhance AMFM's image among its constituencies by conveying accurate and useful information to each employee."

AMFM Inc., the nation's largest radio broadcasting entity, consists of the AMFM Radio Group, including the AMFM Radio Networks and the Chancellor Marketing Group, and the AMFM New Media Group, including Katz Media and AMFM's Internet operations. Reflecting announced transactions, AMFM Radio Group with over 440 stations in 100 markets reaches a weekly listener base of 65 million people. The AMFM Radio Networks offers syndicated programming nationwide. Chancellor Marketing Group is a full-service sales promotion firm developing integrated marketing programs for Fortune 1000 companies. AMFM's Katz Media is the only full-service media representation firm in the United States serving multiple types of electronic media. AMFM's Internet operations focus on developing AMFM's E-commerce web sites, streaming online broadcasts of AMFM's on-air programming and other media, and promoting emerging Internet and new media concerns.