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Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media Announce Five New Members to its Board of Trustees

April 16, 2007

Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media announced today the appointment of five new members to its Board of Trustees:

Andy F. Bessette is executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Travelers, formerly St. Paul Travelers. Prior to his work with St. Paul Travelers, Bessette was vice president of corporate real estate and services for Travelers Property Casualty Corporation in Hartford, Conn. for more than 20 years.

George Buckley, chairman, president and CEO of 3M, is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Brunswick Corporation.

Janet Dolan, president of Act III. Enterprises, is the past president and chief executive officer of Tennant Company. She chairs the board of Wenger Corporation and serves on the boards of Donaldson Company and Travelers, as well as The United Way Greater Twin Cities.

Ian Friendly, chief operating officer and senior vice president of U.S. Retail, General Mills, has corporate oversight of Big G, Yoplait, Meals, Pillsbury U.S., Snacks and the Baking Products Division. He served as president and CEO of Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), General Mills' joint venture with Nestlé.

Kim Jenson is managing director and regional manager of the Upper Midwest UBS Financial Services Inc. (formerly Piper Jaffray). She was with Norwest Bank for over 13 years and has served on the boards of the Minnesota Orchestra and Cabrini House.

Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media, under president and CEO William H. Kling, has a 32-member Board of Trustees chaired by Glen D. Nelson, M.D.

Minnesota Public Radio® operates a 37-station radio network serving virtually all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states and produces programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences. Programs produced by Minnesota Public Radio, operating as American Public Media™, reach 14.5 million listeners nationwide each week. Of those, more than 790,000 listen regionally, in Minnesota and surrounding states. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be obtained at www.mpr.org and www.americanpublicmedia.org.

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Source: Data are copyright Arbitron, Inc. Arbitron data are estimates only. Fall 2005/Spring 2006 average

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