Cox Media Group Promotes Brett Fennell to Chief Financial Officer and Executive VP of National Ad Platforms

David Palmer Named President of CoxReps; Jason Morrow Promoted to Chief Operating Officer of CoxReps

ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Media Group (CMG) is promoting Brett Fennell, currently CMG's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to CFO & Executive VP of National Ad Platforms, which includes CoxReps, Gamut and Videa.  Additionally, David Palmer, currently Senior VP of Sales for CoxReps and President of HRP, will be promoted to President of CoxReps reporting directly to Fennell.  Jason Morrow, currently President of TeleRep, a division of CoxReps, will be promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of CoxReps. These leadership changes become effective Jan. 1, 2017.   

"It is remarkable to be able to tap such strong internal talent in our leadership ranks to fill these important roles," said Kim Guthrie, currently CMG EVP of National Ad Platforms and CMG's new President effective Jan. 1, 2017.  "The alignment of CoxReps, Gamut and Videa under Brett's strategic leadership will take these businesses to the next level for our valued broadcast advertising customers."   

Fennell adds National Ad Platforms to his current portfolio that also includes CMG Strategy, Engineering and Legal. Fennell was named CMG's CFO in 2014.  Before joining CMG, Fennell was VP of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) at Manheim where he built and provided vision for an FP&A organization that previously did not exist in Cox Enterprises' second-largest operating division. His other Cox career highlights include Assistant Vice President of FP&A at Cox Enterprises, Director of Commercial Operations at Cox Communications, and Director of FP&A at Cox Communications. 

"I look forward to working more closely with the CoxReps, Gamut and Videa teams and building on the strong collaborative foundation that has all of these businesses positioned for a very strong future with Cox Media Group," said Fennell.

In his new role as President of CoxReps, Palmer will add Gamut to his leadership responsibilities. Palmer was named to his current position earlier this year. In 2009, Palmer became President of HRP, a division of CoxReps, and he also has held the position of Vice President, Group Manager in New York, after serving in various management and sales positions in Chicago and Los Angeles.

Morrow, formerly President of TeleRep based in New York City, joined TeleRep in 1993 as a Research Analyst and was an Account Executive in NYC before moving to the Atlanta office in 1998.  While in Atlanta, he served in various sales and management capacities, including Senior VP and Director of Sales. 

About Cox Media Group
Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of CoxReps.  Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one of North America's leading direct marketing companies, and Savings.com, a leading online source for savings.  The company's operations currently include 14 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, more than 60 radio stations, six daily newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services.  CMG currently operates in more than 20 media markets and reaches approximately 52 million Americans weekly, including more than 31 million TV viewers, more than 3.5 million print and online newspaper readers, and more than 14 million radio listeners.  For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.      

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