The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Presents Diane Sutter, President/CEO, Shooting...

The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Presents Diane Sutter, President/CEO,
Shooting Star Broadcasting of Boston, Mass., Who Will Discuss Digital
Television and the Future of the Industry

PITTSURGH, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release was
issued today by The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania:

When: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, noon

Where: Engineers' Club, 337 Fourth Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh

What: Lunch will be served at noon. Program ends by 2 p.m.

Reservations required are $20 for Press Club members and $25 for nonmembers.
Tables of ten cost $200. Send your check by April 1 to The Press Club of
Western Pennsylvania, Engineers' Building, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
15222.

Questions? 412-281-7778

Ms. Sutter, an Allegheny College graduate whose broadcasting career began in
Pittsburgh, is in town April 6 and 7 as part of a Pennsylvania Association of
Broadcasters grant that was awarded to Point Park University, where she will
spend time meeting with university leaders, students and faculty. For media
inquiries, contact Dr. Anthony Moretti, Point Park assistant professor, at
412-392-4311 or amoretti@pointpark.edu.

Diane Sutter's career has involved both radio and television station
management and group operation, and she now operates her own company. Ms.
Sutter is currently president and CEO of Shooting Star Broadcasting, a
communications company she formed in 1996 to acquire and operate television
properties. The company sold its CBS affiliate in Abilene, Texas, and now
operates WZMY-TV, MyTV New England in the Boston DMA.

Until December of 1995, Ms. Sutter was president of Shamrock Television, in
Burbank, Calif., a division of Shamrock Holdings, Inc. She oversaw three
network affiliates for Shamrock and was responsible for station operations and
acquisitions. Prior to that Ms. Sutter served as Executive Vice President of
Operations for Shamrock Broadcasting, which operated 23 major market radio
stations as well as three network television stations. She came to the
corporate offices in Burbank, Calif., from Lexington, Ky., where she had been
Vice President and General Manager of Shamrock's ABC Television Affiliate
there.

Her radio broadcasting career began in Pittsburgh, where she had numerous
positions in radio, rising from newsroom producer through sales to sales
manager, station manager, and general manager. She joined Shamrock
Broadcasting in 1984 and served as Vice President and General Manager of
Shamrock's AM/FM combination in Pittsburgh until 1989. Previously, Ms. Sutter
had worked in Washington, D.C., in various capacities for members of both the
House and Senate. She worked on Capitol Hill during Watergate, the return of
POWs from Vietnam and the Nixon resignation. Her last position was the Press
Secretary for a congressman from Chicago.

Ms. Sutter has been active in industry and civic associations. She is past
National President of American Women in Radio and Television and has served on
the Legislative Liaison Committee of the National Association of Broadcasters.
She served as a member of the Television Retail Advertising Committee (TRAC)
for the Television Bureau of Advertising and the NAB 100+ Exchange Steering
Committee. Ms. Sutter developed the Broadcast Leadership Training Program
(BLT) for women and minorities sponsored by the NAB Education Foundation. She
serves as the "Dean" of the executive MBA style, 10-month program to train
women and minorities to become broadcast owners and group heads. The program
is in its seventh year and has 118 graduates. In 1994 American Women in Radio
and Television (AWRT) honored Ms. Sutter at the National Convention with the
AWRT Achievement Award. In addition, she was the first radio industry
recipient of AWRT's Genii Award from the Los Angeles Chapter. Ms. Sutter
serves as the National President of AWRT from 1988 through 1989. She received
her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Allegheny College in
Meadville, Pa., and her graduate degree in Public Relations from American
University's School of Communications in Washington, D.C. Ms. Sutter
currently divides her time between Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Boston.

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