Target Media Partners Announces Appointment of Pamela Thompson Johnston to Lead Target Media Interactive

Target Media Partners Announces Appointment of Pamela Thompson Johnston to Lead Target Media Interactive

LOS ANGELES, October 6, 2008 – Target Media Partners, an industry leader in targeted multi-media advertising, today announced the addition of Pam Johnston to its executive team as Chief Operating Officer Of Target Media Interactive and Senior Vice President of Target Media Partners. Ms. Johnston brings over 20 years of executive leadership in internet, high tech and telecom companies, ranging from startups to large organizations. As Regional Vice President and CFO of Yahoo! International, she had responsibility for up to $1.5 billion in revenue and 4,000 employees. She has also held senior positions at Divx, Overture, Level 3 Communications, Sameday Technologies, Pulsepoint Communications and Motorola. Ms. Johnston holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

“Pam is a highly talented and well regarded senior operations executive who has a broad knowledge of the digital world” said Jim Sington, EVP and COO of Target Media Partners. “The application of her global marketing and operations experience to our local and niche brands, content and web traffic will enable us to offer our advertisers new and even more effective ways to reach the right customers. Pam’s reputation, particularly at Overture and more recently at Yahoo!, is that of an insightful leader who gets the job done.”

“I see tremendous opportunity to leverage Target Media Partners’ successful local brands to deliver a local classified experience from a global online platform,” added Pam Johnston.

About Target Media Partners (www.TargetMediaPartners.com)

Target Media Partners is a leading independent print and online publisher with more than 80 local classified and used vehicle advertising products in 27 states, 10 national publications targeting long-haul truck drivers, and more than 40 websites which attract almost 20 million page views each month. Its leading websites include www.Recycler.com, www.AutoGuide.com and www.TheTrucker.com. Through its integrated print and online capabilities, Target Media offers buyers and sellers comprehensive, targeted, and proven ways to conduct business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer transactions. In its 11th year, Target Media Partners is headquartered in Los Angeles.

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