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Minnesota Public Radio announces appointment of Patty Mester as new regional network manager, Duluth

October 15, 2007

Minnesota Public Radio announced today the appointment of its new regional network manager for Duluth, Patty Mester.

Mester comes to Minnesota Public Radio from the American Heart Association in Duluth, where she was director of corporate events. Prior to that, she was national sales manager with Complete Mobility Systems in Roseville, Minn., and regional sales director with nii communications, inc. in San Antonio, Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

"We are very pleased that Patty will be managing the Duluth district," said Kristi Booth, regional network director. "She brings with her a wealth of experience and will be key to maintaining and establishing partnerships as well as our audience outreach throughout the region."

In Mester's role as regional network manager, she will administer operations of network stations throughout the region and work with community members, audiences and educational sponsors.

In her free time, Mester volunteers with the Tweed Museum of Art and St. Mary's Grief Support.

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 15 million listeners nationwide each week. Of those, more than 800,000 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., Nationwide and PSA data. Arbitron data are estimates only. Fall 2006/Spring 2007 average

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Press Contacts:
Jennifer Haugh
Minnesota Public Radio
651-290-1369
jhaugh@mpr.org