Burford Named Director of Communiciations for Cox Interactive Media.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001 Peter Winter, president, announced the promotion of Marleen Burford to director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. for Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia). She joined CIMedia at its founding in 1996 as manager of marketing services. Setting the direction for all corporate public relations efforts for both internal and external audiences will be her responsibility. "Marleen's a committed, steady contributor who takes her role as the articulator ar·tic·u·la·tor n. A mechanical device representing the temporomandibular joints and the jaw bones, used in dentistry to obtain proper articulation of artificial teeth. articulator a device for effecting a jointlike union. of the company's market position and direction with great seriousness," commented Winter. "And, it is really gratifying to see a long-time CIMian earn a promotion through hard work and commitment." Prior to joining CIMedia, she worked as manager of marketing communications for Cox Communications, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : COX). Burford's professional experience includes work in agencies with Ketchum Public Relations and Burson-Marsteller in Pittsburgh, and in the corporate sector, serving as advertising manager for the automotive industry (Buick), and WAJR-AM/FM, Morgantown, W.Va. Before moving to Atlanta, she was vice president of marketing for Snowshoe Mountain Resort, W.Va. Burford has received a variety of national and regional awards from industry trade and professional organizations. Active in the Public Relations Society of America The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 30,000 professional and student members, and is organized into 112 chapters nationwide. (PRSA), she has held leadership positions at both the national and chapter levels. Most recently in 2000, she was president of PRSA's Georgia Chapter, and currently, serves on PRSA's national committee on work issues and on the host committee for the public relations' international conference to be held in Atlanta this October. With a BS in journalism from West Virginia University West Virginia University, mainly at Morgantown; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; est. and opened 1867 as an agricultural college, renamed 1868. (WVU), Morgantown, W.Va. majoring in advertising, mathematics and marketing, she added expertise in public relations by becoming an APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate (Accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. in Public Relations, PRSA) in 1987. Additionally, Burford did graduate work at WVU and George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. , Washington, D.C. About Cox Interactive Media Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) has built a network of local city sites in U.S. markets reaching 30 percent of the total adult population and 44 percent of adult Internet users. The network consists of 22 local sites in the top 50 U.S. markets. CIMedia (www.cimedia.com), headquartered in Atlanta, was launched in January 1997 and is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc. Cox Enterprises is one of the nation's leading media companies and operator of automobile auctions. In addition to CIMedia, major subsidiaries include Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, local and national direct mail advertising and customized newsletters); Cox Broadcasting, Inc., (TV, spot sales, television production, research and Cox Radio, Inc. [NYSE: CXR CXR abbr. chest x-ray CXR, n chest x-ray; an image of the thoracic cavity, produced by an irradiation scan of the upper torso. ]); Cox Communications, Inc. ([NYSE: COX] cable distribution, programming, telephone and high-speed Internet access services); Manheim Auctions, Inc., which operates auto auctions in North America, Europe and Australia; Cox Enterprises also owns an equity stake in a range of Internet businesses, including AutoTrader.com, the world's largest source of used car listings for dealers and consumers. |
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