August 27, 2007 - New York, NY

Interep's McGavren Guild Signs Five-Year National Representation Renewal Agreement with WBEB-FM in Philadelphia

Interep (IREP.PK) announced today that its McGavren Guild national representation firm has signed a five-year contract renewal with WBEB-FM in Philadelphia.

”This renewal is indicative of the terrific job that the McGavren Guild team is doing on behalf of its client stations,” said Mike Walsh, Interep’s President/COO.  ”It’s a true testimonial of our long-standing relationship with WBEB, as well as McGavren Guild’s strong performance which will continue to foster additional growth for the station.”

Lisa Sirotka-Sonnenklar, President, McGavren Guild, said, ”We appreciate WBEB’s continued confidence and look forward to taking their revenue and share to the next level. The entire WBEB management team is a class act, and we feel privileged to be working with them for more than 15 years.”

WBEB General Manager Blaise Howard added, ”With our ratings stronger than ever, we believe that McGavren Guild is the ideal partner to tell our story to national advertisers. We look forward to continuing to work closely with them to grow our business over the next five years.”

About B-101

WBEB 101.1 FM (B 101) is an adult contemporary radio station broadcasting in the Philadelphia market. Founded in 1963 by David L. Kurtz, B-101 is credited with many industry firsts. Owned and operated by Jerry Lee, it is the only independently owned station that has enjoyed consistent Top 10 ratings for decades. 

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.