Cox Interactive Media Names New Site Manager of Pittsburgh Studio.PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1998--Cox Interactive Media (CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. ), the largest provider and operator of local content web sites of the Internet, has named Linda Napolitano Hansen city site development manager of its Pittsburgh Interactive Studio. Launched in October 1997, the studio produces the Web site, RealPittsburgh.com (www.realpittsburgh.com). The site provides timely news, weather, sports and entertainment with a local focus. It obtains daily news from WPXI-TV Channel 11, owned by sister company, Cox Broadcasting. Hansen, a Pittsburgh native, leads the Pittsburgh studio in the daily production of RealPittsburgh.com. Hansen will be responsible for day-to-day operations and developing strong relationships with local corporations and industries, with the goal of making RealPittsburgh.com Pittsburgh's number one Internet source for Pittsburgh news. An industry veteran with extensive experience in media and communication, Hansen was previously associate publisher of In Pittsburgh NewsWeekly news·week·ly n. pl. news·week·lies A weekly newsmagazine or newspaper that reports current events. . She has also held account executive positions in radio for stations including WMYG, WSHH, WLTJ. "Linda is the ideal person to lead our Pittsburgh studio, both because of her extensive experience in the media business and because of her unique insight into the Pittsburgh market," said Peter Winter, president of CIM. "She is well established in the Pittsburgh community, and knows how to translate the passions of Pittsburgh's local residents into an interactive Web site that sparks ongoing community interaction." Hansen graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania History IUP was founded in 1875 as a normal school by investors in Indiana County. It followed the mold of the French Ecole Normale. When it opened its doors it enrolled just 225 students. with a B.S. in political science. She resides on Pittsburgh's North Side. CIM was launched in 1996 with the goal of building long-term brands and audiences on the Internet. Targeting key markets where Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late operates newspapers, television stations, radio stations and cable systems, CIM has quickly outpaced all other traditional media companies and online providers, emerging as the nation's most extensive online network of city, regional and national brands, CIMnet(TM). Fueled by rapid growth, CIM has evolved from a two-person shop in 1996 to a market leader employing more than 350 people, with plans to expand to a staff of 450 by mid-1998. CIMnet currently includes 17 city sites and four specialty sites (www.cimedia.com). Cox Interactive Media, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., is headquartered in Atlanta. A leading media company, Cox Enterprises includes Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, direct mail marketing, book publishing book publishing. The term publishing means, in the broadest sense, making something publicly known. Usually it refers to the issuing of printed materials, such as books, magazines, periodicals, and the like. ), Cox Broadcasting, Inc. (TV, spot sales, television production, research, publicly traded Cox Radio Cox Radio NYSE: CXR is a publicly traded company that holds a number of radio stations. Private company Cox Broadcasting, Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises owns all of the company's super-voting Class B common stock, and thus controls the company. , Inc.) and publicly traded Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , Inc. (cable distribution, programming, broadband communications) in addition to Cox Interactive Media. The company is also the world's largest operator of automobile auctions through Manheim Auctions Manheim Automotive Services is the largest and highest volume wholesale automobile auction company in the world. As a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., Manheim provides services including financing, title work, transportation, recovery, auto body repair, dealership management , providing financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , government auctions, online services and price guides.
CONTACT: Cox Interactive Media
Jennifer B. Wylie, 412/209-2111
jennifer.wylie@cimedia.com
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