Gilbert C. Maurer has served as one of our Directors since the consummation of the Hearst Transaction on August 29 1997. Mr. Maurer served as Chief Operating Officer of Hearst from March 1990 until March 1998 and as Executive Vice President of Hearst from June 1985 until September 1998. Mr. Maurer currently is serving as a consultant to Hearst. Mr. Maurer is a member of Hearst�s Board of Directors a Trustee of the Trust established under the Will of William Randolph Hearst and a Director of both the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation. |