Press Release

September 25, 2007 - New York, NY

Interep and Focus 360 Announce Joint Marketing Agreement to Form Interep Local Focus

Kay Olin Named President of New Division
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Kay Olin

Today Interep and Focus 360 announced that they have entered into a joint marketing agreement, effective October 1st, whereby Interep will commence national representation of all current Local Focus clients. Interep has named Kay Olin president of the new entity, to be called Interep Local Focus. The new division will retain the existing sales and marketing staff and continue to provide national representation for station groups in small to mid-sized markets with national billings under $500,000.

Mike Walsh, President/COO of Interep, said, "Through our new agreement with Local Focus, Interep will now be able to better serve the specialized needs of clients in small to mid-sized markets, bringing more national dollars to the local level. There is a strong desire among advertisers to engage consumers within their communities, and this requires a knowledgeable sales staff with the time and expertise to properly market these local stations and their assets."

Phil Brown, CEO of Focus 360, the parent company of Local Focus, added, "We have spent years building a successful rep company that understands and focuses on the specialized needs of stations in small to mid-sized markets. Combined with Interep's extensive resources and 50 years of radio marketing expertise, we believe Local Focus is poised to rise to the next level of success. This is great news for all current and future Interep Local Focus clients."

Kay Olin, currently Interep's SVP/Regional Sales Executive based in Atlanta, will be named President of the new division. Olin has worked with Interep for over 25 years. During her impressive tenure with Interep, Kay initiated several key programs within the organization, including the company's Quality Service Team - a program dedicated to ensuring the highest level of service for Interep's client stations and the advertising agencies that it serves. In addition to her long-standing relationships with client stations and the advertising community, Kay has a strong national track record in station solicitation.

"We are thrilled that Kay has accepted this new challenge", Walsh added. "By placing one of our most senior executives in this role, Interep is showing our strong commitment to this new venture."

About Focus 360

Focus 360 provides fully integrated media solutions to advertisers, agencies and broadcasters. The New York based company consists of four divisions offering a range of services, including media representation and placement, media technology solutions, content development and a full spectrum of packages that are cross-platform and reach deep into the specific consumer segment. Our integrated solutions are all designed and executed through our four unique divisions. The four divisions of Focus 360 are Local Focus, National Focus, Multicultural Focus, and Digital Focus 360. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.focus360llc.com.

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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