Freedom Communications names Mark A. McEachen as its Chief Financial Officer

Irvine, Calif, May 27, 2009 - Freedom Communications has named finance veteran Mark A. McEachen as its new Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. McEachen brings to Freedom 25 years of experience as a financial professional, having served as a CFO and a COO and managed a wide range of functions at both private and public companies.

McEachen comes to Freedom from Fabrik, Inc., a manufacturer of external hard drives and digital content management software headquartered in San Mateo, where he was chief financial officer. Prior to that, he was interim CEO and then Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer of BridgeCo, Inc., El Segundo, a digital entertainment-networking pioneer. McEachen brings both a diverse industry background and a breadth of knowledge in all facets of finance, operations, strategic planning and M&A.

“Freedom will benefit greatly from Mark’s wealth of experience and wisdom, and we’re pleased he will be joining us,” said CEO Scott Flanders. “Over the course of his career he has provided leadership to critical corporate functions and all financial disciplines. His experience and knowledge will be invaluable as we continue our efforts to transform Freedom.”

“I am very pleased to join Scott and the senior team at Freedom,” said McEachen. “Freedom has a powerful portfolio of media and information products that have strong leadership positions in their respective markets. I believe Freedom has a tremendous potential and I look forward to working with the executive team to help the Company realize that potential.”

McEachen replaces interim CFO Holly Etlin, who will continue as a consultant to the company.

About Freedom Communications, Inc.
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Freedom Communications, Inc. is a national privately owned information and entertainment company of print publications, broadcast television stations and interactive businesses. Its portfolio includes 33 daily newspapers (including The Orange County Register), more than 70 weekly newspapers, magazines and other specialty publications, with news, information and entertainment websites to complement its media properties. Freedom’s newspaper publications have a combined circulation of nearly one million subscribers. The broadcast stations – five CBS, two ABC network affiliates and one CW affiliate – reach more than 3 million households across the country.