Press Release

May 10, 2007 - New York, NY

Interep to Sponsor "Power of Hispanic Radio" Session at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference

Interep (IREP.PK) announced today that it will sponsor a Power of Hispanic Radio panel, entitled, "The Medium Matters: Radio's Role in the Hispanic Marketing Mix," at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference in San Antonio, on May 23rd, 2007.

The panel will discuss the important role that Hispanic Radio plays in the lives of today's U.S. Hispanics, as well as what Hispanic Radio needs to do to remain competitive in a changing media environment.

The moderator is Peter Remington, VP/GM, SBS, San Francisco. Panelists include leaders in multicultural marketing with varied backgrounds and expertise, including: Steve Jett, National Car Advertising Manager, Toyota; Laura Hernandez, Executive Director, Multicultural Marketing, AT&T; Jorge Goytortua, Mexicana Airlines, Los Angeles; Alejandro Clabiorne, VP, Multicultural Director, MediaCom-NY; Rosa Serrano, Sr. VP, Multicultural Account Director, Initiative-Atlanta.

Lisa Sirotka-Sonnenklar, President of Interep's McGavren Guild Radio, who served on the advisory panel for the conference, said, "We are thrilled to be participating in Radio Ink's first Hispanic Radio conference. The Hispanic market is so important to the future of our medium. We are committed to assuring that radio, and our Hispanic radio partners, receive a share of marketing dollars, and achieve a level of growth, that is reflective of the burgeoning influence of Hispanic consumers in the U.S."

The winners of Radio Ink's Medallas de Cortez awards will also be announced during the conference. Interep's Barry Fischer, General Manager, SBS/Interep, has been named a finalist for the Hispanic Marketer of the Year award.

About Interep

Interep (IREP.PK) is the nation's largest independent advertising sales and marketing company specializing in radio, the Internet, television and complementary media, with offices in 17 cities. Interep is the parent company to the following radio representation firms: ABC Radio Sales, D&R Radio, CBS Radio Sales, McGavren Guild Radio, and SBS/Interep. Interep is also parent to Azteca America Spot Television Sales and Interep Interactive, including Winstar Interactive. Divisions benefiting our clients and customers include our unwired network radio division, Interep Net Solutions™, Interep Innovations, our business development division, including the Interep Marketing Group (IMG) and Promotion Marketing; and Morrison and Abraham, a sales consulting firm. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.interep.com.

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