John G. Conomikes has served as one of our Directors since the consummation of the Hearst Transaction on August 29 1997. From June 1999 to November 2002 Mr. Conomikes served as Senior Vice President of The Heart Corporation. Mr. Conomikes also served as our President and Co-Chief Executive Officer from August 1997 to June 1999. Prior to this time he served as a Vice President of Hearst and the General Manager of Hearst�s broadcast group since March 1983. From January 1981 to March 1983 Mr. Conomikes served as Hearst�s General Manager of Television and from February 1970 to January 1981 served as Vice President and General Manager of WTAE in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Mr. Conomikes joined Hearst in 1959 at WTAE where he served in various positions before assuming the Vice President and General Manager positions at the station. Mr. Conomikes is also 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. |