Auctions.com Appoints Premiere Radio Networks' Executives to Board of Directors.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000 Auctions.com, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Classified Ventures, Inc., announced today the appointments of Kraig T. Kitchin and Brian Glicklich to its Board of Directors. Kitchin currently serves as president and COO of Premiere Radio Networks Premiere Radio Networks is a radio syndication and preparation company based in the United States. It is currently the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming. , Inc., while Glicklich is vice president of interactive services for Premiere. With proven backgrounds in strategic business growth, Kitchin and Glicklich will provide ongoing counsel to auctions.com's management team and help shape the company's vision as it expands its reach in the digital marketplace. Their positions on the board will provide auctions.com liaisons to the broadcast radio industry and its many personalities, allowing the company to leverage those relationships in growing the online auction business. "With the appointment of Kitchin and Glicklich to auctions.com's board, we welcome two great leaders with experience and success in cross-media promotion," said Tom Finke, president, auctions.com. "Their talents will undoubtedly serve to further enable auctions.com to reach tech-savvy consumers and allow our merchants to realize higher sell-through rates." "Auctions.com is finding new ways for business and consumers to connect in a public Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. and discover common ground," said Glicklich. "It's a privilege to be associated with auctions.com and to participate in the process of finding new and innovative interactive business models." "Premiere Radio Networks believes that radio drives traffic to well-branded Internet sites like no other medium. Our involvement will utilize our best assets to help build auctions.com," said Kitchin. Auctions.com and Premiere Radio Networks signed a partnership agreement in December 1999 that gave Premiere an equity stake in auctions.com in exchange for radio advertising and promotion on a wide array of radio programs syndicated by Premiere. Prior cross-promotional efforts include highly successful charity auctions, which have raised thousands of dollars for both The Dr. Laura Schlessinger Laura Catherine Schlessinger (born January 16, 1947) is an American cultural and conservative commentator, best known as host of the popular Dr. Laura radio advice call-in show. The show is nationally syndicated and runs three hours a day on weekdays. Foundation and The Oklahoma Tornado Relief Fund (in conjunction with the After Midnite with Blair Garner Blair Garner is the host of the syndicated radio programs After MidNite with Blair Garner and The Blair Garner Show. As a country music air personality he won the Academy of Country Music's On-Air Personality of the Year award in 2004 and 2006 and has also been radio show). About auctions.com Auctions.com is the world's fastest growing online auction network. Auctions.com provides online auction services and support for consumers, affiliates and merchants in a secure, information-rich and entertaining digital marketplace. Formerly known as Auction Universe, auctions.com offers world-class, 24-hour customer service and a patent-pending consumer protection program Bid$afe(TM), the premier online transaction security program. Auctions.com is a subsidiary of Chicago-based Classified Ventures, Inc. About Premiere Radio Networks Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. , Inc., currently syndicates more than 60 radio programs and services more than 7,800 radio station affiliates. Premiere is one of the top three radio networks in the country, and the leading provider of morning show material nationwide. The number one syndicator of talk programming, Premiere features the following personalities: Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American conservative radio talk show host and political commentator. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he is a self-described conservative, who discusses politics and current events on his program, , Jim Rome James "Jim" Rome (born October 14, 1964) is an American sports radio talk show host syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications. Broadcasting from a studio near Los Angeles, California, he hosts The Jim Rome Show , Dr. Dean Edell Doctor Dean Edell (born 1942) is an American physician and broadcaster in the United States who hosts the Dr. Dean Edell radio program, a syndicated radio talk show which is on the air daily on weekday afternoons. , Art Bell, Michael Reagan Michael Edward Reagan (born March 18, 1945 as John L. Flaugher), adopted son of the late United States President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, the late Jane Wyman, is the host of a conservative talk radio show, the Michael Reagan Show , Phil Hendrie Philip Stephen Hendrie (Born September 1, 1952) is best known as the host of The Phil Hendrie Show, a comedy talk radio program that was syndicated throughout North America on Premiere Radio Networks and on XM Satellite Radio. and Lionel. Premiere is based in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Calif. and has seven offices nationwide. About Classified Ventures Classified Ventures provides nationally branded on-line services for the developing e-commerce opportunities in the classified advertising marketplace that build upon the local capabilities and expertise of a national affiliate network. In addition to auctions.com, www.auctions.com, the company currently operates national Web sites in the apartment, automotive, relocation and new home construction marketplaces, including Apartments.com(TM), www.apartments.com; cars.com(TM), www.cars.com; MovingCenter(TM), www.movingcenter.com; and NewHomeNetwork.com(TM), www.newhomenetwork.com. Classified Ventures also operates HomeHunter(TM), a local resale real estate service on the Web sites of its more than 130 newspaper affiliates. Classified Ventures, Inc., based in Chicago, was formed by eight leading media companies: Central Newspapers, Inc., Gannett Co., Inc., Knight Ridder, The McClatchy Company, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Company, The Times Mirror Company, Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company. |
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