Meteorologist Paul Douglas Returns to KARE 11 Backyard

MINNEAPOLIS, MN and ST. PAUL, MN, Jul 10 (MARKET WIRE)
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Twin Cities' television viewers will see a familiar face next week, when
meteorologist Paul Douglas returns to the KARE 11 Backyard.

Douglas will reunite with KARE meteorologist Belinda Jensen, Monday, July
13, at 10 p.m., to introduce KARE Weather NOW (KARE Wx NOW), a 24/7 local
and regional weather channel available on TV and online.

KARE Weather NOW combines the talents of Belinda Jensen, Sven Sundgaard
and the rest of the KARE weather team, along with Paul Douglas and
meteorologists from his company, WeatherNation.

"It's exciting to once again partner with Paul Douglas on a true, 24-hour
regional weather service for Minnesota and western Wisconsin," said John
Remes, KARE 11 president and general manager. "Now that digital TV has
arrived, we can better serve more viewers with this new digital weather
channel."

KARE Weather NOW is also available online, streamed live 24 hours a day at
www.KARE11.com.

"This is going to be a great partnership," said Belinda Jensen, KARE's
chief meteorologist. "Paul and I worked together when I first started at
KARE and we have a great respect for each other. Viewers will really
benefit from this collaboration and the ability to get weather
information, whenever they need it."

"We're proud to once again be part of KARE's weather team led by Belinda
Jensen," said Paul Douglas, founder and CEO of WeatherNation. "KARE
Weather NOW is important information people need, from forecasts to
severe weather updates, from meteorologists they know and trust."

KARE Weather NOW launched in mid-June and features local and regional
forecasts, live radar, national weather updates, 5-day forecasts and live,
severe weather coverage.

KARE Weather NOW can be found over-the-air on the digital channel, 11.2.
Comcast subscribers in Minneapolis can find it on cable channel 216. In
St. Paul, Comcast subscribers can find it on cable channel 249. It's also
available for Mediacom subscribers on cable channel 111 and for Charter
subscribers on cable channel 391. KARE Weather NOW is currently not
available on DirecTV or the DISH Network.

KARE 11 is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and
information company that publishes 85 daily newspapers in the USA,
including USA TODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The
company also owns nearly 900 non-daily publications in the USA and USA
WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the
United Kingdom's second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest
publishes 17 daily paid-for titles, more than 200 weekly newspapers,
magazines and trade publications, and a network of award-winning Web
sites. Gannett also operates 23 television stations in the United States
and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and
newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on
the Web.

Contact:
Tom Lindner
Vice President/News Director
763-797-7215

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