Carl Gross and Paul Rizzo Will Retire from Board at Year-End ATLANTA, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises, Inc. today announced the retirement of Carl R. Gross and Paul J. Rizzo from its board of directors. The retirement for both directors will be effective December 31, 2006. At its meeting today in Atlanta, the board elected Janet Morrison Clarke and S. Taylor Glover to join as directors effective January 1, 2007. Clarke will serve as chair of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Glover will serve as a member of the Executive Committee. Gross began his career with Cox Enterprises as vice president and controller of Dayton Newspapers in Dayton, Ohio. When Cox Enterprises was formed in 1968, Gross was named treasurer and relocated to the company's new headquarters in Atlanta. In 1970, Gross was elected a director of Cox Enterprises. Following the merger between Cox Enterprises and Cox Broadcasting in 1985, Gross was named senior vice president and chief administrative officer. On December 31, 1987, Gross retired from this post and became president of a newly-created company, Cox Newsprint Supply. In addition, Gross continued to serve as a director of Cox Enterprises, coordinated the activities of the James M. Cox Foundation and represented Cox on the board of what is now SP Newsprint Co. In 1993, Gross retired from his post as president of Cox Newsprint Supply and from the board of SP. He retired as a trustee from the James M. Cox Foundation on December 31, 1995. Rizzo currently is chairman of the board of directors and a partner in Franklin Street Partners, an investment company. Rizzo joined IBM Corporation in 1958 and retired as vice chairman of the board of directors in 1987. From 1987 to 1992, he served as dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). In 1993, he returned to IBM Corporation and served as vice chairman of the board of directors until his retirement in 1994. Rizzo also has served as a director of Pozen, Inc. and Maersk, Inc. in addition to Cox. "We are grateful to Carl and Paul for the wise counsel, work, time and energy provided to us through many years of service," said Jim Kennedy, chairman and chief executive officer of Cox Enterprises. "Today we also welcome our two newly-elected directors, Janet and Taylor, with whom we are excited to work as we continue to grow our company." Incoming Directors of Cox Enterprises Clarke currently serves as president of Clarke Littlefield, LLC, a marketing technologies firm specializing in database work for the financial services and publishing industries. Clarke's career includes experience as a managing director for Citibank Consumer Business, chairman and chief executive officer of KnowledgeBase Marketing, and as chief marketing officer of DealerTrack, Inc. Earlier in her career, Clarke served in a number of sales and management positions at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. She served as a director and chair of the Audit Committee of Cox Communications, the company's cable and telecommunications subsidiary when it was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2004. She also serves on the boards of Princeton University, eFunds Corporation, ExpressJet Holdings, Asbury Automotive Group and Forbes Media LLC. Glover currently serves as president and chief executive officer of Turner Enterprises, Inc. In February 2005, he was elected to the Board of Directors of Cousins Properties, Inc. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Trustees of Davidson College, the National Board of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and is Chairman of the Board of Overseers for the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. Current affiliations also include the campaign committee for the Atlanta Police Foundation, Board of Directors of The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Central Atlanta Progress and advisor to the board of the Turner Foundation, Inc., the United Nations Foundation and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Mr. Glover is an Elder at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. Former affiliations include: Board of Directors, CARE - Atlanta; Founding Director of the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper; Chairman of the Board, the Schenck School; the Board of Trustees, the Nature Conservancy of Georgia, Presbyterian College, the Westminster Schools and the Woodruff Arts Center; Chairman of the Investment Committee, Columbia Seminary; and member of the Finance and Investment Committee for Ducks Unlimited. Also active in the business community, his former board affiliations include the Buckhead Bank, which was acquired by Bank of America, and Web MD. Cox Enterprises, Inc. (http://www.coxenterprises.com/) Cox Enterprises is one of the nation's leading media companies and providers of automotive services, with 2005 revenues of $12 billion and 78,000 employees. Major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications, Inc. (cable television distribution, telephone, high-speed Internet access and other advanced broadband services); Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, local and national direct mail advertising and customized newsletters); Cox Television (television and television sales rep firms); Cox Radio, Inc. ([NYSE: CXR] broadcast radio stations and interactive Web sites); Manheim (vehicle auctions, repair and certification services and web-based technology products) and Cox Auto Trader (automotive publications and a majority stake in AutoTrader.com DATASOURCE: Cox Enterprises, Inc. CONTACT: Bobby Amirshahi of Cox Enterprises, Inc., +1-678-645-4518, or Web site: http://www.coxenterprises.com/

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