ION MEDIA NETWORKS EXPANDS SALES FORCE WITH NEW POLITICAL DIVISION

ION Names Robert Russo and William O’Shea as Vice Presidents, Political SalesNEW YORK – NOVEMBER 29, 2011 – ION Media Networks announced today that it is adding a political division to its sales team. Beginning December 1, Robert Russo and William O’Shea will join ION as Vice Presidents, Political Sales. The announcement was made by Brandon Burgess, CEO, ION Media Networks. Russo and O’Shea will be responsible for selling air time for political advertising nationally for the ION Television network and locally for its ION stations. ION’s new sales division marks the only political sales