May 17, 2007 - New York, NY

Interep Announces Fourth Annual Radio Symposium

Today Interep (IREP.PK) announced that it will hold its fourth annual Radio Symposium on Thursday, June 28th, 2007 at Bear Stearns’ headquarters at 383 Madison Avenue in New York City. This year’s day-long event, entitled ”Radio: New Century, New Directions, New Opportunities,” will feature the industry’s visionary leaders in radio broadcasting, advertising & marketing, research, investment banking, and complementary digital platforms.

”Since its inception four years ago, Interep’s Radio Symposium has grown to become a very important event for both the financial community and for our industry at large. The symposium offers a platform for candid, intelligent discussion on the most pressing issues affecting radio. It’s a great mid-year check-point for our medium - to see where we’ve been, where we’re going, and the progress that we’ve made over the past 12 months,” said Dave Kennedy, Interep’s CEO.

Interep also announced that it will begin rolling out an extensive digital training program for its sales reps in the coming months. This training will entail working closely with its clients’ interactive teams to strategically position the digital assets offered by its radio clients.

Victor Miller, Sr. Broadcast Research Analyst, Bear Stearns, will serve as host for the event, which is co-sponsored by Bear Stearns.

This year’s agenda will address new platforms and provide updates on technologies affecting radio in the new century - HD Radio, Internet, and satellite radio, update on Arbitron’s Portable People Meter - as well as emphasis on content & programming and industry mergers & acquisitions. This symposium looks to the leaders in the industry to share their views on how to successful blend the two diverging value propositions to create the next generation of radio.

The 2007 Radio Symposium’s agenda will feature commentary by radio broadcasting group heads, ad agency executives, and top financial analysts in the media sector, as well as leaders in media sales, marketing and research.

On-line registration for the event will begin on May 30th at http://www.radiosymposium.com. Additional information including a detailed agenda will be released at that time. Registration is $699. If you are a Bear Stearns client, please contact your sales representative.

The Interep’s Radio Symposium is produced by Interep and co-sponsored by Active International, Arbitron, Bear Stearns, and Media Monitors. For more information or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Victor Lirio at 212-309-9031 or . 

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.