Dawn Kusick Paduganan named Vice President, Sales, Freedom Interactive

Irvine, Calif.—Nov. 5, 2007—Dawn Kusick Paduganan has been named Vice President of Sales for Freedom Communications’ Interactive Division, reporting to Interactive President, Michael Mathieu. Paduganan moves to the Interactive Division after serving as Vice President of Sales and Market Development for Freedom Newspapers.

“Dawn brings strong experience in transforming businesses and spearheading change within the newspaper industry,” said Michael Mathieu. “I am confident that her understanding of our evolving industry and her track record of success in driving effective solutions across media platforms will support our mission to provide value for our advertisers.”

Paduganan has more than 17 years experience in new media, sales and marketing at Freedom. Other positions she has held while at Freedom include: Vice President Sales and Market Development, Freedom Interactive Newspapers; President and Chief Executive Officer of Coloradosprings.com and Gazette.com; Manager of Digital Media Development and Manager of New Product Development/New Media Marketing at The Orange County Register. Prior to joining Freedom, she worked at The Cincinnati Enquirer, Prentice Hall and Young and Rubicam.

“Dawn has done a tremendous job leading the sales efforts for the Community Division and deserves a lot of credit for its industry-leading sales performance,” said Jonathan Segal, president of Freedom Newspapers. “I have confidence that her drive, expertise and organizational knowledge will be huge help in integrating interactive sales into the DNA of our entire company.”

“I am excited to lead the charge to help facilitate a shift from a national revenue strategy to a more local strategy, leveraging collaboration across Freedom and providing focused attention on pursuing new businesses and advertisers,” said Paduganan.

Paduganan holds a bachelor of arts degree in Communications with an emphasis in Business from the University of Michigan. She completed the University of California, Irvine’s master of business administration Marketing Management class for The Orange County Register and the Executive Education program at Stanford Business School in Leading Organization Change. She is also a member of the Monster Partner Advisory Council and Google Print Advisory Council.

About Freedom Interactive
Freedom Interactive is a division of Freedom Communications—a national, privately owned information and entertainment company headquartered in Irvine, Calif. Freedom Interactive owns and operates web sites coast to coast, each offering up-to-the-minute breaking news stories, extensive local content, and trusted local news coverage on demand. The company's web sites are associated with various Freedom Communications media properties including over 100 newspapers and magazines, such as The Orange County Register in Orange County, Calif., and The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo., as well as eight leading broadcast television stations.