PG Promotes Directors Randall S. Brant and Debra Alward

PITTSBURGH, February 17, 2006 – The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has named Randall S. Brant Vice President of Advertising and Debra Alward General Manager of post-gazette.com. The new positions are effective immediately.

Randall S. Brant’s advertising efforts have been highly successful as he introduced three new category rate programs and a new online/print sales program already this year. Vice President and General Manager Diana Block remarked, "Randall adds urgency and outstanding execution to our sales efforts and we look forward to his leadership as Vice President of Advertising."

Debra Alward has been promoted to General Manager of post-gazette.com. She is an advocate for the online business and coordinates all facets of the web site to increase reach and profit. "Debra has helped us take full advantage of this dynamically growing medium and will ensure post-gazette.com becomes even better in the future," said Block.

As the advertising and online industries continue to evolve and reach new customers, it is critical to have strong leaders in tune with the market. Both Randall S. Brant and Debra Alward display vital competencies that will advance PG advertising and post-gazette.com for years to come.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is Western Pennsylvania’s largest newspaper and www.post-gazette.com is the region’s most visited web site. Together they reach more than one million people every week. The Post-Gazette has served the Pittsburgh community, its readers and advertisers as the region’s indispensable source of news, advertising and information for more than two centuries.