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One good thing leads to another
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Between Us. Among Us. All Around Us.
Collaboration Is Bringing Out Our Best.
Cox Enterprises is one of the nation’s leading media
companies and providers of automotive services.
We are a Top 10 national player, based on revenues,
in every major business category where we compete.
Major subsidiaries include:
If you have ever played a team sport or cheered from the stands, you’ve
witnessed the magic of collaborative effort. One player complements
A n o t h e r R e co r d Y e a r
Cox Communications – the third largest cable TV provider
and among the largest broadband communications
companies overall in the U.S.
Manheim – the world’s leading provider of used vehicle
services and a marketplace for the millions of cars that
change hands every year.
another to strengthen the team and, in doing so, achieves far more than
what individual talents alone could produce.
Cox Enterprises
Consolidated Revenues
In BILLIONS of Dollars
15.0
Cox Newspapers – one of the nation’s 10 largest
newspaper publishing enterprises.
13.5
12.3
11.5
10.8
Cox Auto Trader – the world’s largest auto classified
marketplace, utilizing both print and interactive media.
9.9
Cox Television – operates both network-affiliated and
independent television stations across the country,
as well as local cable television channels.
8.0
Cox Radio – one of the largest radio broadcasting
companies in the U.S., based on revenues.
8.6
At Cox, this kind of collaboration takes place every day. As you will read on
the following pages, when we work with each other – whether across the
hall with a colleague, across Cox with another business or across town with
a customer or business partner – good things happen. Working together to
share ideas and solutions gives us the edge we need to compete and win in
challenging marketplaces and also to improve the world around us.
6.2
5.3
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Front Cover
(Left to Right)
Back Cover
(Left to Right)
Leisa Powers
Manager, Enterprise Applications
Cox Enterprises
Retta B. Kelley
Director of Community Development
and InfoVentures
Austin American-Statesman
Efrain Sanchez, Jr.
Recon Manager
Manheim Palm Beach
Margaret Brosko
Sports Anchor
WHIO-TV
Dayton, Ohio
Francisco Luciano
General Sales Manager
WBTS-FM (95.5 The Beat), Atlanta
The past decade has been a period of
tremendous expansion for Cox Enterprises,
with average annual revenue growth of
nearly 12 percent.
83,000 Employees
Amanda McCord
District Sales Manager
AutoTrader.com
Ken “Ziggy” Yagodinski
Field Engineer III
Cox Communications Omaha
COX ENTERPRISES 2007 ANNUAL REPORT A M essa g e F r o m
J i m K enne d y an d J i mmy H ayes
Collaborating for Business Success
Cox people on the front lines of our businesses know that
our customers’ expectations, and the products and services needed to meet and exceed them, are changing at
lightning speed. Even with intense competition in the
markets where we do business, remarkably, our company
has achieved an average annual growth rate of nearly
12 percent over the last ten years. This growth creates
not only stability in our operations, but also expanded
opportunities for our employees.
Collaboration was an essential ingredient for a year of
solid financial performance in 2007. Despite an increasingly
challenging economic environment, we achieved continued
growth and made significant strides in debt reduction. In
the face of more economic uncertainty in 2008, we are
pleased to report that our financial condition remains
strong and stable.
This stability reflects the strong businesses and brands
that make up our company. Well-regarded local brands have
always been a cornerstone of our success, and, increasingly, we are building consumer brands within our portfolio
of businesses that are more national in scope. In 2007,
for instance, Cox Communications acquired the Travel
Channel, the only television network devoted exclusively
to travel entertainment. We also celebrated the national
launch of Kudzu.com, the first website of its kind that
enables consumers to find local service providers based,
in part, on reviews by other consumers. Kudzu.com has
the potential to grow into a “household name” brand across
the nation. These national brands join existing ones such as
Valpak, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, as well as
the Cox Auto Trader family of publications and websites,
which are familiar names to millions of automotive shoppers
online and in print.
Left: Jim Kennedy
Right: Jimmy Hayes
Collaborating for the Greater Good
A collaborative effort is also critical to how we address
community challenges, and those that face the entire
planet. We are tremendously proud of the initiative we
launched this year, Cox Conserves, which sets ambitious
environmental goals for our company, namely to reduce
our carbon footprint by 20 percent over the next decade.
By educating and motivating each of our employees to
make personal choices to conserve, recycle and protect
precious resources, we will magnify the impact of this
program. Additionally, we are making investments that will
reduce the environmental impact of our own facilities and
infrastructure, as well as supporting community efforts
that are aligned with our own environmental goals.
Our ability to achieve such ambitious goals flows from
what we like to call “Cox plus” – a unique combination of
businesses, resources, assets and people unlike any other.
When “Cox plus” is at work, it means we are taking advantage of our collective talents and capabilities all across
the company. The resulting strength represents not only
what we have, but also how well we put it together.
A recap of 2007 would not be complete without reflecting
on the legacies of two remarkable people who left us last
year. Barbara Cox Anthony spent her life championing the
growth of the company founded by her father, Governor
James Cox. She was a visionary leader who pushed us
to continually embrace new opportunities. Mrs. Anthony
often reminded us that teamwork and a commitment to
the greater good were even more important virtues than
winning alone.
Our friend Jim Robbins, who shared the same competitive
zeal and tenacity as Mrs. Anthony, was a legendary pioneer
of the cable and broadband industry. He made immeasurable contributions to the success of Cox Communications.
Jim’s intense focus on great customer service – first, last
and always – is a deeply embedded value that will remain
part of our culture for years to come.
Our company will continue to prosper because of our
commitment to the values that these two individuals
helped instill in us. We appreciate the efforts of all of our
employees, whose collaboration and teamwork made
this past year so successful. New opportunities await,
and we look forward to the coming years when one good
thing will continue to lead to another...
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With our best regards,
Jim Kennedy
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jimmy Hayes
President and Chief Operating Officer
a good thing
Manheim’s Trusted Name
Anyone who has ever owned a vehicle knows the value of a trusted mechanic. With a fleet of 435 trucks to maintain,
Cox Communications Omaha has placed its trust in a familiar name. Manheim mechanics are stationed full-time
at the Cox Communications facility to service and repair the fleet, leveraging Manheim’s automotive expertise and
purchasing power. A chance meeting in Atlanta between Cox Communications and Manheim executives from Omaha
led to Manheim submitting a proposal for the business when a third-party maintenance contract expired. Manheim
offered a better level of service at a better price, with a comfort level that was hard to beat. Coincidentally, the same
arrangement exists between Cox Communications and Manheim in New Orleans, the result of helping each other in
the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. These partnerships are working so well that both Manheim and Cox Communications
are looking at expanding this program to other markets.
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(Left to Right)
Bryan Dunn
Network Maintenance Technician 2
Dennis Webster
Recon Manager
Manheim Omaha
Steve Kennon
Fleet Coordinator
Korey Grell
Assistant General Manager
Manheim Omaha
Charlie Vermele
Technician
Manheim Omaha
Kim Gargis
Fleet Coordinator
COX ENTERPRISES 2007 ANNUAL REPORT
COX ENTERPRISES 2007 ANNUAL REPORT and another
A Good Thing
Catering To The Customer
It’s a Texas-style celebratory lunch for a team that has worked hard to take special care of Cox Radio advertisers in the
Houston market. For starters, the number of advertising spots that run incorrectly has been significantly reduced, which
has translated into returning $120,000 to Cox Radio’s bottom line. Advertisers are also provided with numerous value-added
services, such as online access to their ad schedule for the next day by 4:30 p.m. the prior day. Much of the credit for this
effort goes to customer service initiative (CSI) groups, cross-functional teams in each Cox Radio cluster across the company
that meet regularly to ensure that their stations provide the most customer-centric environment possible for advertisers.
The CSI groups, comprised of representatives from all stations in the cluster and all areas that directly touch the customer,
ensure that Cox Radio stations are better in tune with customer needs.
The Cox Radio Houston CSI Team:
(Left to Right)
Randy Schell
Production Director
Cox Radio – Houston
Mark Krieschen
Vice President/Market Manager
Janna Poskey
Traffic Director
KHTC-FM
Fred Peavey
Research Director
Doc Adams
Creative Director
Holli Richardson
Traffic Director
KKBQ-FM/KTHT-FM
Bill Tatar
Marketing Director
KHPT-FM/KHTC-FM
Kirk Phifer
Staff Accountant
Patricia Burkhardt
Assistant Controller
COX ENTERPRISES 2007 ANNUAL REPORT A Good Thing
Rivals That Work Together
Leading up to the biggest college football match-up of the year, it was hard to
imagine an LSU Tiger and an Ohio State Buckeye working together. The staffs of
the Dayton Daily News and Cox Sports TV, a division of Cox Communications
Louisiana, however, came together to launch OSULSU.com, a fan site for both
teams. Both Cox organizations contributed content that included stats, highlight
videos and analysis. Fans also had their say by sharing photos, participating in
polls and contributing to message boards. The site was a true testament to the
Cox can-do attitude. The initial thought was simply to link the Dayton Daily News
and Cox Sports TV websites to one another. Then, both staffs decided to think
bigger. With the help of COXnet, which provides strategy, support and solutions
for digital initiatives at Cox Newspapers, the site went from idea to reality
in just 10 days and attracted nearly 1.5 million page views. Score a big
win for teamwork!
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Ohio State’s Chris Wells tries to hurdle LSU’s Chevis Jackson during
the BCS Championship Game in New Orleans.
Photographer: Chris Stewart
Dayton Daily News
COX ENTERPRISES 2007 ANNUAL REPORT A Good Thing “¡Bienvenidos!”
This was the very gracious and very advantageous welcome that Auto Mercado received when it moved into the
Austin market last year. Cox Auto Trader’s Spanish-language auto publication was up and running in no time, thanks
to their Cox colleagues at the Austin American-Statesman and its Spanish-language edition, ¡ahora sí! The newspaper
shared office space, IT support and a distribution network, among other services, with Auto Mercado, providing it
with an immediate competitive advantage. A year later, all three publications are helping one another grow through
co-branding of classified listings and online editions, as well as promotional opportunities at important events such
as the Austin Auto Show.
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(Left to Right)
George Gutierrez
Publisher
¡ahora sí!
Ericka Weaver
General Manager
Auto Mercado - Austin
Gilbert Hernandez
Advertising Sales Consultant
Auto Mercado - Austin
Kelly Johnson
Merchandising and Sales Manager
Austin American-Statesman
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A Good Thing
More Mileage Through Teamwork
Cox automotive businesses pride themselves on providing cars that their customers want. And increasingly, customers want
vehicles with better gas mileage. AutoTrader Publishing is helping them find these vehicles with the launch of AutoTrader Green,
a publication featuring trucks and cars that get more than 30 MPG. For the initial market rollout, AutoTrader joined forces with
Manheim Seattle to hold a “Green Lanes” sale. A dealer cross-promotion incentive provided discounts on either AutoTrader
advertising or auction vehicle purchases. Manheim staff in Seattle made sure everyone got into the spirit by filling the green lane
not only with green cars, but also with green balloons, green Gatorade®, green apples, and trees that were – you guessed it –
green. With the success of the Seattle auction and brisk business for AutoTrader Green, the rollout is continuing in additional
markets. The net result? A win-win-win for AutoTrader Publishing, Manheim and the environment.
Manheim Seattle employees:
(Left to Right)
Mike Rosendale
Front Line Forces
Abel Soto
Mechanic
Patty Penny
Customer Experience Manager
Julie Picard
General Manager
Ray Priest
Assistant General Manager
A Good Thing
50,000 Personal Recommendations
Know a good plumber in Phoenix? We do. As well as a good dog walker, restaurant, physician – you name it.
Kudzu.com is the place to find consumer reviews of local services not only in Phoenix, but also in San Diego,
Atlanta and Las Vegas. It’s a business that nearly 10,000 Cox employees have helped build. As a site that features
user-generated content, Kudzu.com needed to gather reviews in order to launch. Tricky? Not when you collaborate
with Cox employees. For the initial launch of Kudzu.com in Atlanta, 2,100 employees contributed reviews.
Last fall, as the site began to roll out to other markets, another 7,100 Cox employees nationwide personally
reviewed local service providers. In total, 9,200 of our own Cox employees generated approximately
50,000 reviews from their perspective as consumers. As it turns out, we’re a company of helpful people who
know a lot of other helpful people.
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(Left to Right)
Fran Mallace
Vice President and General Manager
Cox Media Arizona
Michelle Hammel
Sales Manager
Kudzu.com
Lee Jaffe
Vice President, Advertising Sales
Kudzu.com
Gary Humbert
Account Services Manager
Cox Media Arizona
A Good Thing
When Less Is More
In broadcast television, behind-the-scenes collaboration can translate into out-in-front competitive advantages. Cox
Television stations in two markets have found a way to partner with each other on a technical basis in order to devote more
resources to other areas, such as news coverage, programming and promotion – all areas that help attract more viewers.
At KTVU-TV Oakland/San Francisco, one master control room and engineer manage the technical hub for four stations –
KTVU itself, KICU-TV San Jose, and KRXI-TV and KAME-TV, both located in Reno. In the Pittsburgh market, WPXI-TV
Pittsburgh, WTOV-TV Steubenville and WJAC-TV Johnstown are also utilizing this method of “hubcasting.” With nearly
all seven stations consistently ranked number one or two in their respective markets, this collaboration is sending a
strong signal of success.
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Takako Thorstad
Master Control Operator
KTVU-TV Oakland, California
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A Good Thing
Taking Charge
Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson,
with students from Norman North High
School, Norman, Oklahoma.
G2GP911 – No, it’s not a license plate number, but a common chat room acronym that means, “Got to go, my parents are coming.”
This is the type of information available at www.cox.com/takecharge – a website dedicated to helping parents manage what their
kids see and don’t see on TV and the Internet. Realizing the benefits of reaching out to promote a common cause, Cox Communications
has partnered with children’s advocate John Walsh, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Miss America
2007 Lauren Nelson to help parents and kids make smart choices about media use through its “Take Charge” program. Collectively,
Cox Communications and its partners are engaging parents and kids through the website, public service announcements and the
annual Cox Communications National Teen Summit on Internet Safety, which includes meetings on Capitol Hill to appeal to elected
officials on the importance of online safety education. Because when it comes to the safety of our children, there’s no such thing
as WTMI (way too much information).
A Good Thing
Seeing Green In Just One Year
It’s the ultimate collaboration – coming together to reduce our collective environmental impact and to enhance our
stewardship of precious resources. Cox Conserves, our 10-year program to reduce our annual carbon footprint by 20 percent,
is well under way companywide. The solar power panels pictured here are providing energy for Cox Communications
operations in Orange County, California. Cox Newspapers has completed six web press conversions to save paper and
energy. Nearly all Cox Television websites have posted new “Going Green” pages, while Cox Radio uses high-efficiency
transmitters and LED lighting on towers. At Manheim, water-based paint is now used in a growing number of reconditioning shops, and Cox Auto Trader has implemented recycling programs for IT equipment, toner cartridges and pallets.
This is just a small sampling of what we have achieved in year one, and these efforts are in addition to our 10 percent
reduction in energy usage companywide since 2000 – a period during which the company doubled in size.
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2007 Year In Review
(Left to Right)
Grace Huang
Director, Business Development
Cox Auto Trader
Pecola Scott
Senior HR Coordinator
Cox Radio
Roberta Christopher
Executive Director, IT
Cox Communications
Alan Hicks
Supervisor, Corporate
Services
Cox Enterprises
Jason Smith
Director, Human Resources
Cox Newspapers
Rebecca McClain
Senior Manager, Customer
Service Centers
Manheim
Amelia DiVenere
Vice President, Finance
and Administration
Cox Television
Insights That Guide Us All
Good Things We Share
Our businesses are challenged constantly by the need to focus
on day-to-day operations, while also looking toward future
opportunities. This is why one of our most important corporate
responsibilities is to maintain a forward-looking perspective
At Cox, we are a team of 83,000 individuals, often with vastly different responsibilities, priorities and perspectives. Yet, we
for the entire company. Project Echo is one effort resulting
come together time and again to help one another, further each of our businesses and achieve great things. There is no
from this commitment.
doubt that our shared values and business practices enhance our collaborative efforts. Indeed, no matter where you go
within our widespread family of businesses, there are some common traits you will recognize.
Led by Cox Enterprises’ corporate marketing department,
Project Echo is a three-year research project to gain a better
understanding of Echo Boomers, the generation born between
1977 and 1994. Echo Boomers, who already comprise 22 perBeltLine Project, Atlanta, GA
Diversity
Volunteerism
At Cox, diversity is both a business strength
and a corporate value. Our diverse workforce
makes us more responsive to our diverse
customer base, and our variety of perspectives helps shape our business strategy.
Cox practices diversity within the
company and works to promote it in the
business community. On a combined
basis, Cox businesses spend more than
$300 million annually with minority- and/or
women-owned suppliers. At the corporate
and business level, we also provide cash
Bike MS Race
and in-kind donations to dozens of organizations, including the National Urban
League, the National Council of La Raza, and the Human Rights
Campaign. To foster a deeper appreciation for the diverse perspectives and backgrounds that Cox employees bring to their
work each day, Cox offers a variety of formal diversity training
courses. Since their launch in 1998, 9,450 employees from all
Cox businesses have participated.
By fostering diversity among our employees and businesses,
Cox is able to develop and deliver products and services to meet a
variety of consumer needs.
Community involvement is a defining attribute
of our company made apparent through the
donation of our individual and collective time,
talents and energy. Cox employees nationwide
volunteer their time to a wide range of community programs. At the corporate level, Cox is
the title sponsor of Bike MS (formerly the Cox
MS 150), which benefits the Georgia Chapter
of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Habitat for Humanity is another volunteer
effort supported by Cox employees throughout metro Atlanta. From 2005 through 2007,
782 Cox employees have joined together to
build three homes for deserving families.
Philanthropy
Cox has a long tradition of reinvesting in our businesses and our
communities to create new opportunities for our employees and fellow
citizens. We are also proud of the generosity of the James M. Cox
Foundation and our employees. In addition to the millions of dollars
contributed annually to organizations in the communities we serve,
part of our customer and employee base as they come of age
two recent gifts have focused on causes related to Cox’s business
heritage and to our hometown of Atlanta.
In keeping with our heritage and commitment to providing audiences
with the highest in journalistic integrity, Cox and the James M. Cox
Foundation are proud supporters of the Newseum (www.newseum.org)
in Washington, D.C., a museum that celebrates 500 years of news
history, scheduled to open in April 2008. Through a combined $6 million
gift, Cox is the title sponsor of the First Amendment Gallery, a major
exhibit hall conveying the history and modern-day relevance of the five
freedoms – religion, speech, press, assembly and petition – guaranteed
by the First Amendment.
The Atlanta BeltLine, the largest urban redevelopment project
in the country, is the beneficiary of another major gift from the James M. Cox Foundation. The BeltLine vision is to utilize 22 miles
of abandoned railroad corridors to connect 45 intown neighborhoods
through public transportation, parks and trails, as well as to spur
economic and community development in the surrounding area.
Cox Enterprises Chairman and CEO Jim Kennedy is co-chair of the
$60 million capital campaign, and the James M. Cox Foundation has
committed $5 million to this cause.
$300
up nearly 30 percent of the adult population. The goal of Project
Echo is to understand the ways in which Cox products and services
can best meet the needs of this generation, as well as how to
recruit and retain Echo Boomers in the Cox workforce.
Echo Boomers
As a Percentage of the
U.S. Adult Population
32%
29%
22%
Within two years, Echo Boomers
will comprise nearly a third of
the U.S. population and, by 2015,
will represent the country’s
largest demographic age group.
Spent annually with minorityand/or women-owned suppliers
over the next five years, when this group is expected to make
2006 2010 2015
Million
24 cent of our employee population, will become an even larger
The First Amendment Gallery at
the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
(artist rendering courtesy of Newseum.org)
Good Numbers
Some Measures of Our Businesses
Cox Newspapers
Cox Radio
20.7+ Billion
86 Stations*
170 Million
Nearly
Valpak Coupons Mailed in 2007
71 FM and 15 AM
15 Million
Page Views Per Month to
Newspapers’ Websites
Cox Enterprises
Employees and 2007 Revenue
By Subsidiary
Weekly Listeners
*Pending the consummation of all announced transactions.
Cox Auto Trader
Employees
Revenue
Cox Communications
22,899
$ 8.3 billion
Manheim
34,000
$ 3.3 billion
Cox Newspapers
14,008
$ 1.4 billion
Cox Auto Trader
6,026
$ 918 million
Cox Television
2,727
$ 670 million
Cox Radio
2,033
$ 445 million
Cox Communications
Nearly
6 Million
Total Residential Customer
Relationships in 18 Business Centers
3.7 Million
Bundled Customers
(those subscribing to
two or more Cox services)
More than
41 Million
Customer Service Calls Handled
at Call Centers in 2007
Manheim
145
Locations in
19 Countries on 5 Continents
Nearly
AutoTrader.com
AutoTrader.com Revenue
13.1 Million
($ in millions)
Average Unique Visitors
Per Month
4 Million
273.7
AutoTrader/AutoMart Publishing
190.0
356
133.8
105.8
Titles
3.9 Million
Magazines Distributed Weekly
1.0 5.2
57.1
27.4
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Cox Television
Cars Detailed Annually
U.S. Dealer Visits Monthly
(auction and online)
391.7
Average Monthly
Vehicle Listings
2.5 Million
80,000
516.5
15
74.1 Million
30 Million
821.4 Million
Stations
Viewer Reach
Unique Visitors to Station
Websites in 2007
Page Views to Station
Websites in 2007
Good Things That Happened In
Manheim
• U.S. expansion initiatives included 26 new sale lanes at
11 existing locations, 12 new service centers, five Total Resource
Auctions locations and a new operating location in Oklahoma.
• OVE.com launched a new platform, creating the only “end-to-end”
wholesale vehicle remarketing solution in the industry.
• Received 26 awards from customers for sales performance,
technology and customer service.
• Achieved impressive results on major subscriber metrics, including
17.8 percent customer growth of Cox Digital Telephone; 11.3 percent growth of Cox High Speed Internet; and 10.6 percent growth
of Cox Digital Cable. The company also achieved 9.1 percent
growth in bundled customers (those subscribing to two or more
services). More than 60 percent of Cox customers now subscribe
to a bundle of services.
• Launched Cox Tech Solutions, a new service to help customers
troubleshoot computer problems – available via remote
assistance and “house calls.”
• For the seventh consecutive year, added more than one million
new residential service subscriptions, or revenue generating
units (RGUs).
• Cox Media added numerous new advertising options to help
clients better target and reach their customers, including
wide-scale deployment of a video classified product for homes
and autos, as well as local Video-on-Demand advertising.
• Continued to garner recognition for business excellence, including
receiving highest honors in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2007
Residential Regional Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study
in three regions; again being named to the DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity® list; and receiving the company’s fourth
PC Magazine Readers’ Choice Award for Cox High Speed Internet.
Cox Communications in Southern California responded swiftly to
support customers when wildfires erupted in the fall of 2007.
• Continued international expansion, with the acquisition of two
auctions in Portugal and further expansion in China, where the
company held the first Manheim Simulcast sale in that country.
• Opened 200,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art reconditioning
center in Manheim, Pennsylvania – the world’s largest facility,
with 14 detail lanes and 19 vehicle service bays that can handle
more than 850 cars per day.
• Activated one of the most advanced wastewater treatment
systems in the remarketing industry, reducing water demand
at Manheim Pennsylvania by 60 percent.
Cox Communications
• Exchanged 25 percent stake in Discovery Communications for
the stock of Travel Media, Inc., which held the Travel Channel,
TravelChannel.com, and approximately $1.3 billion in cash.
• Manheim Financial Services reached one million new floorplan
originations – a significant milestone.
• Cox Business increased commercial phone customers by
nearly 30 percent and total customer relationships by more than
16 percent.
• Provided extraordinary level of service to customers served by
Cox Communications in San Diego and Orange County in the wake
of devastating forest fires that displaced more than 600,000
residents. Free call forwarding, same-day installations and
waived fees were among the customer care efforts extended
to fire victims.
Paint It Green
A team of 10 Manheim and DuPont employees earned a
2007 Sustainable Growth Excellence Award from DuPont
Coatings and Color Technologies for collaborating on a plan
to switch from solvent-based to water-based automotive
paint. The plan was implemented at seven of Manheim’s
vehicle reconditioning centers. When all 91 of the North
American locations where Manheim uses DuPont finishes
convert to water-based paint, the company estimates it
will reduce air pollutants by 40 percent (or 145 tons), and
emissions of volatile organic compounds will be reduced
by 25 percent.
Emmy award-winner Samantha Brown is the host of several
shows on the Travel Channel, a cable network acquired in 2007
by Cox Communications. More than 152 million viewers tuned
in to the Travel Channel in 2007, an increase of 10 percent
over 2006. (Source: Nielsen Media Research)
Good Things That Happened In
Cox Auto Trader
• AutoTrader.com increased revenue 32 percent in 2007,
exceeding $500 million in its 10th year.
• AutoTrader.com grew its paying dealer count to 22,000.
• AutoTrader.com ranked highest for Overall Satisfaction among
used-vehicle lead online buying for the fourth consecutive
year, based on results from J.D. Power and Associates’ 2007
Dealer Satisfaction with Online Buying Services Study. For the
first time, AutoTrader.com also ranked highest for Overall
Satisfaction among new-vehicle lead providers.
• AutoTrader.com partnered with MSN Autos and Kelley Blue
Book to form the most comprehensive automotive network
on the Internet.
Cox Newspapers
• Launched online employment relationship with Yahoo! HotJobs
site at all Cox newspapers, which resulted in immediate top
local audience rankings.
• Online page views across all of Cox Newspapers’ sites grew to
170 million per month. Online advertising revenue increased
12.6 percent over 2006.
• Celebrated the eighth anniversary of Statesman Swim Safe
for Austin Kids, which has taught more than 7,465 youngsters
to swim. The Statesman Season for Caring annual campaign,
completing its ninth year, raised $710,000 in cash and $10,000
in in-kind goods and services, bringing the campaign total to
$3,391,900 since its inception.
• Valpak’s co-promotion with TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres
yielded a 112 percent increase in visitors to the Valpak.com
site and a 180 percent rise in the number of coupons printed
on the day DeGeneres announced the promotion on-air (over
same-day figures for the prior month).
• Launched new real estate websites for Atlanta, Austin, Ohio,
and West Palm Beach newspapers, enabling users to search
homes for sale (realtor-offered and For Sale by Owner), as
well as rental homes, new homes and apartments. Search
results also include information on recent home sales, schools,
neighborhoods, builders and real estate agents.
• COXnet built and produced “Living Green,” a website designed
to help people live environmentally-friendly lifestyles. The site
is shared among all Cox newspapers.
• Created new publishing division that includes Auto Trader,
Truck Trader, Auto Mart and Auto Mercado magazines as well
as AutoMart.com and AutoExtra.com.
• Acquired CarSpot, a provider of inventory management solutions
to automobile dealers.
• Launched AutoTrader Green magazine in the Seattle and Portland
markets and a new car magazine in Southern California.
• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s ajc.com surpassed one billion
page views for the year in November 2007. The site also received
147 million visits during the year, up 27 percent over 2006.
• Two Atlanta Journal-Constitution staffers garnered Pulitzer
Prizes. Editorial Page Editor Cynthia Tucker, whose columns
have appeared in the paper for 20 years, won for Commentary,
while Managing Editor Hank Klibanoff was honored for History
for co-authoring the book, “The Race Beat: The Press, the
Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation.”
Cox Television
• Created Cox Cross Media, a new digital sales company, to market
and sell online media advertising for the 300-plus television
stations that are currently represented by Cox Television’s
three national sales representative firms.
Cox Radio
• Grew net revenues to $445 million, with Internet revenues
growing 20 percent.
• Grew Internet revenues by 34.7 percent.
• Finished construction on a new highly environmentally-friendly
building for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh.
• Generated $123 million in cash flows from operating activities,
which funded Cox Radio’s stock repurchase program and
continued debt reduction.
• Launched two additional HD stations, WPXI-TV (Pittsburgh)
and WSOC-TV (Charlotte).
• Achieved ratings that represented continued industry leadership
in the important Adults 25-54 demographic.
• Extended digital broadcasting technology to almost two-thirds
of our portfolio of radio stations.
Statesman Swim Safe for Austin Kids has taught more than
7,465 youngsters to swim.
Partners in Prevention
Cox Auto Trader and Cox Communications Hampton Roads
partnered to present a $500,000 grant, secured from
the James M. Cox Foundation, to Children’s Hospital of the
King’s Daughters (CHKD) in Norfolk, Virginia. The grant will
be used to fund a child abuse prevention program, which will
provide medical care, education and support for children
and families throughout the region at the hospital’s new
outpatient facility in Virginia Beach. The program offers
children a safe and nurturing environment where they can
begin the healing process in the aftermath of abuse and
neglect. The grant is an excellent example of how Cox
businesses can come together to help a community.
• Completed the upgrade of WKHK-FM in Richmond, Virginia,
dramatically increasing the population reached by that
station’s signal.
• KFOX-TV (El Paso) was honored with a Lone Star Emmy for
2006 flood coverage.
During the Southeast’s drought in 2007, Cox Television stations
in the affected areas, such as WSOC in Charlotte and WSB in
Atlanta, provided important news coverage of the region’s
weather conditions, lake levels and water restrictions.
• WSB-TV (Atlanta) developed www.GoingGreenGeorgia.com,
offering information on environmental issues and trends,
including recycling, recreation, green building and conservation.
Good Places To Be
We’re in lots of them! From our beginning as a daily newspaper in
Dayton, Ohio, more than a century ago, Cox Enterprises has expanded
to encompass six major subsidiaries that collectively span the U.S.
and an increasing number of international locations. When we need
to collaborate, we have no shortage of places to turn for inspiration,
ideas and partners.
Headquarters
Cox Communications
Cox Communications
Related Operations
Manheim
Cox Newspapers
Cox Newspapers
Related Operations
Cox Auto Trader
AutoTrader.com
DMAs with Salespeople
Cox Television
Broadcast Stations
Cox Television
Related Operations
Cox Radio
EUROPE
CHINA & THAILAND
SOUTH AFRICA
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
HAWAII
PUERTO RICO
In Good Company
Our Operating Subsidiaries
“I’m proud of our continued audience success
in the TV markets we serve, and I’m excited
by the growth of our websites. Additionally,
2007 marked the launch of our newest business,
Cox Cross Media, which will provide a great
service to advertisers and stations in terms of
national website sales.”
Andrew S. Fisher
President
Cox Television
“Cox Communications is now the nation’s
7th‑largest telephone company, routing more
than 50 million calls daily. We were pioneers
in pursuing telephone as a critical piece of
the cable ‘bundle’ of services, so our amazing
growth validates both Cox’s strategic vision
and the ability of Cox employees to execute
that vision.”
“During 2007, Cox Radio continued our ratings
leadership among listeners. Our formula for
success is based on attracting and retaining the
best people, delivering compelling program‑
ming in an uncluttered environment and creating
the best solutions to address the unique needs
of our advertisers.”
Patrick J. Esser
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Cox Radio
President
Cox Communications
Robert F. Neil
“A newspaper is only as good as the people
who produce it. That’s people, plural. Thousands
of hands, literally and figuratively, touch the
news and advertising that appear on every
print and online page we produce each day.
Collaboration resides deep in the DNA of Cox
Newspapers. Now, more than ever, we must
tap into the talent of every man and woman in
our division. As we do, we will show the world
what collaboration is all about.”
Jay R. Smith
President
Cox Newspapers
“At Manheim, we want to exceed customers’
expectations and create a place where everyone
feels proud to be part of our team. In 2007, we
underscored our focus on creating positive and
impactful experiences in all our interactions
with customers and employees.”
Dean H. Eisner
President and Chief Executive Officer
Manheim
“With the formation of our new business unit,
Cox AutoTrader/AutoMart, and with another
record year for revenue and profits at
AutoTrader.com, Cox Auto Trader continues
to be the world’s ultimate automotive market‑
place. Our great customer service makes
us second to none, and I’m proud of the
commitment to excellence our employees
demonstrate every day.”
Sanford H. Schwartz
President
Cox Auto Trader
Corporate Officers
Cox Communications, Inc.
Patrick J. Esser
Claus F. Kroeger
Jennifer W. Hightower, Esq.
Belinda Turner Patterson
President
Senior Vice President, Operations
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Vice President, People Services
Christopher J. Bowick
Joseph J. Rooney
Mark A. Kaish
Katherine S. Payne
Senior Vice President, Engineering
Chief Technical Officer
Senior Vice President and
Chief Marketing Officer
Vice President, Voice Development
and Support
Vice President, Programming
Mark F. Bowser
Robert C. Wilson
R. James Kelso
Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Programming
Vice President, Video Engineering
Vice President, Product Management
and Marketing
Jill Campbell
Andrew I. Albert
Veenod Kurup
Jay A. Rolls
Vice President, Programming
Vice President, Data Product Services
Vice President, Technology
Stephen Bye
Anthony J. Maldonado
Robin H. Sangston, Esq.
Vice President, Wireless
Vice President, Acquisition
and Marketing Sciences
Vice President, Legal Affairs
Mark D. McGuire
Vice President, Government Affairs
Senior Vice President, Operations
Dallas S. Clement
Senior Vice President, Strategy
and Product Management
Mae A. Douglas
Chief People Officer
F. William Farina
Senior Vice President, Cox Media,
Advertising Sales
James A. Hatcher, Esq.
Senior Vice President,
Law and Policy
Scott A. Hatfield
Chief Information Officer
Big Help for The Big Easy – Cox Communications spearheaded an initiative to help the City of New Orleans rebound from Hurricane Katrina by
promoting tourism, partnering with 10 other broadband companies to commit at least $12 million in donated advertising time on their networks.
The effort is expected to yield over $1.3 billion in visitor spending.
Locations
Following is a list of Cox Communications’ major operations:
Arizona
Georgia
Louisiana
Ohio
Arizona operation includes
Phoenix, Tucson, Sierra Vista
and nearby areas
Middle Georgia
(Macon, Warner Robins
and nearby areas)
Cleveland area
Arkansas
Idaho
Greater Louisiana
(Baton Rouge, Lafayette
and nearby areas)
New Orleans
Rogers/Bentonville, Fayetteville/
Springdale and Fort Smith
Sun Valley
Nebraska
California
Kansas
Kansas operation includes
Dodge City/Garden City,
Manhattan/Junction City, Salina,
Southeast Kansas, Topeka, Wichita
and nearby areas
Omaha
(including Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Florida
Central Florida
(Gainesville, Ocala and nearby areas)
Gulf Coast
(Pensacola, Ft. Walton Beach and
nearby areas)
Vice President, Sales and Distribution
William J. Fitzsimmons
Vice President, Solutions Delivery
John P. Spalding, Esq.
Mary E. Thigpen
Vice President, Accounting
and Financial Planning,
Chief Accounting Officer
Necole J. Merritt
Steve M. Gorman
Vice President, Field Operations
Interim Vice President,
Supply Chain Management
Richard A. Mueller
Mark S. Williams
Vice President, Network Planning,
Engineering and Operations
Vice President, Technical Operations
Stephen K. Necessary
Vice President, Customer Care
Vice President, Online Strategy
and Interactive Media
Thomas G. Guthrie
Vice President,
Information Technology Operations
Erin B. Hand
Vice President, Public Affairs
Catherine R. Mitchell
Vice President, Strategy
Darrell F. Wells
C. Scott Wise
Vice President,
Video Product Development
Vice President, Talent and Development
Operations Management
Donn Young Photography
(Courtesy of New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Orange County/Palos Verdes
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Sheila Crosby
David Pugliese
Nevada
Las Vegas
New England
New England operation
encompasses Rhode Island
and portions of Connecticut and
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Oklahoma operation includes
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Enid,
Muskogee, Stillwater, McAlester
and nearby areas
Virginia
Hampton Roads
(including a small portion
of North Carolina)
Northern Virginia
(Fairfax County and Fredericksburg)
Roanoke
Janet H. Barnard
Kimberly C. Edmunds
J. Stephen Rizley
Mike J. Giampietro
Senior Vice President
and General Manager,
Northern Virginia
Kansas/Arkansas
Arizona
Vice President
Central Florida
David A. Bialis
William K. Geppert
Jacqui D. Vines
L. Keith Gregory
Oklahoma
San Diego, California
Greater Louisiana
Vice President
Gulf Coast, Florida
Greg Bicket
Percy J. Kirk
Marilyn S. Burrows
Julie O. McGovern
New Orleans, Louisiana
Omaha, Nebraska
Vice President
Roanoke, Virginia
Vice President
Santa Barbara, California
Leo W. Brennan
Thomas H. “Duffy” Leone
Anne Doris
Patrick Younge
Las Vegas, Nevada
Orange County, California
Vice President
Cleveland, Ohio
President and General Manager,
Travel Channel Media,
Friendship Heights, Maryland
Paul J. Cronin
Gary T. McCollum
J. Michael Dyer
New England
Hampton Roads, Virginia
Vice President
Middle Georgia
Related Operations
Travel Channel Media
Friendship Heights, Maryland
Locations
Following is a list of Manheim worldwide locations:
Arizona
Maryland
South Carolina
Manheim Arizona
Manheim Phoenix
Manheim Tucson
Manheim Baltimore –
Washington
Manheim Darlington
California
Massachusetts
Manheim New England
Manheim Nashville
Manheim Tennessee
Michigan
Manheim Detroit
Manheim Flint
Manheim Metro Detroit
Manheim California
Manheim Central California
Manheim Los Angeles
Manheim Riverside
Manheim San Diego
Manheim San Francisco Bay
Manheim Southern California
Colorado
Corporate
Account Management
Dean H. Eisner
Diane F. Barton
Kevin R. Freudenberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vice President, Customer Experience
Vice President, Factory Accounts
Lilicia P. Bailey
William A. Fielding
Michael F. Moumousis
Chief People Officer
Vice President, National Accounts
Michael W. Broe
Harold J. Logan
Cheryl Munce
Executive Vice President,
U.S. Operations
Senior Vice President, Strategic
Planning and Industry Relations
Vice President, National Accounts,
Canada
Michael S. Lang
Lynn M. Morgan
Thomas J. Nohstadt
Chief Marketing Officer
Vice President, Manheim Consulting
Vice President, Account Management
Michael J. Langhorne
David Munnikhuysen
Peter M. Trench
International Operations
Vice President, Best Practices
Vice President, National Accounts
Ralph M. Liniado
Vice President, Strategic Operations
Business Development
Berta M. Phelps
Operations
Online and Service
Businesses
Jamie D. Porter
President, Total Resource Auctions
J. David Young
Group Vice President,
Service Businesses
International
Clifford E. Anderson
Vice President, China Operations
John E. Bailey
Manheim Kansas City
Manheim Missouri
Manheim Gateway St. Louis
Virginia
Chief Operating Officer,
Enterprise Solutions
Mark J. Brunn
Vice President, Operations, Florida
James T. McKnight
Anthony J. Giurato, Jr.
Kelly G. Conger
M. Gregory Gehman
President, Enterprise Solutions
and Online Solutions
Vice President, Operations, Midwest
Vice President, Export Services
Timothy J. Janego
President, Dent Wizard and Group
Vice President, Frontline Services
Nick H. Peluso
Vice President, Operations, Southeast
Katherine K. Decker
Senior Vice President, Account
Management and Customer Strategies
Michael L. McKinney
Chief Executive Officer,
Manheim Australia
Joseph J. Cadigan, Jr.
Vice President, Operations, West
Kyle E. Ohman
Vice President, Operations, Northeast
Vice President and
General Manager, MAFS
Manheim Atlanta
Manheim DRIVE
Manheim Georgia
Manheim Metro Atlanta
Washington
Nevada
Manheim Seattle
Manheim Las Vegas
Manheim Nevada
Wisconsin
Manheim New Jersey
Manheim NY Metro Skyline
New Mexico
Manheim New Mexico
New York
Manheim Albany
Manheim New York
Illinois
North Carolina
Manheim Arena Illinois
Manheim Chicago
Manheim Metro Chicago
Manheim Metro St. Louis
Indiana
Manheim Fort Wayne
Manheim Indianapolis
Manheim Louisville
Manheim Kentucky
Manheim Lafayette
Manheim New Orleans
Manheim Fredericksburg
Manheim Harrisonburg
Manheim Virginia
Manheim Omaha
Manheim Hawaii
Hawaii
Louisiana
Vice President, Operations, Canada
Joseph Luppino
ASIA
China
Manheim Utah
David M. Berkstresser
Patrick J. Brennan
Borusan Manheim
Birmingham
Bristol
Colchester
Colchester – Commercial
Coventry
Gloucester
Haydock
Haydock – Commercial
Knottingley
Leeds
Leeds – Commercial
Leicester
Manchester
Mansfield
Middlesbrough
Northampton
Rotherham
Saltash
Washington
Washington – Commercial
Wimbledon
Dent Wizard – Tamworth
e-GoodManners – Leeds
KAH Systems – Newcastle
upon Tyne
Portfolio – U.K.
Vehicle Remarketing
Solutions – Coventry
Missouri
Kentucky
Susan L. Boehlke
Turkey
England
Florida
Manheim Europe
Vice President, International Operations
(Mexico)
e-GoodManners
Manheim Dallas
Manheim Dallas-Fort Worth
Manheim El Paso
Manheim Fort Worth
Manheim Houston
Manheim Metro Dallas
Manheim San Antonio
Manheim Texas Hobby
Utah
New Jersey
Manheim North Carolina
Manheim Statesville
Ohio
Manheim Cincinnati
Manheim Ohio
Oklahoma
Manheim Oklahoma City
Oregon
Manheim Portland
Pennsylvania
Manheim Central Penn
Manheim Pennsylvania
Manheim Philadelphia
Manheim Pittsburgh
Spain
Manheim Glasgow
Texas
Manheim Mississippi
Nebraska
Manheim Benelux
Portfolio – Belgium
Manheim Directo – Madrid
Portfolio Spain
Mississippi
Georgia
Executive Management
Manheim Minneapolis
Manheim Northstar Minnesota
Scotland
Cyprus
Manheim Colorado
Manheim Denver
Manheim Central Florida
Manheim Daytona Beach
Manheim Fort Lauderdale
Manheim Fort Myers
Manheim Imperial Florida
Manheim Lakeland
Manheim Orlando
Manheim Palm Beach
Manheim Pensacola
Manheim St. Pete
Manheim Tampa
Certified to Serve – These Manheim employees are ready to deliver an entirely new level of experience to customers thanks to Manheim’s new Customer
Experience Certification program. An online course, certification pre-work and three days of training earn employees the designation of Service Champion.
The program was developed, in part, based on requests from employee surveys.
Minnesota
Tennessee
EUROPE
Belgium
Manheim Milwaukee
Puerto Rico
Caribbean Subasta de Auto
Service Centers
Manheim Austin
Manheim Baton Rouge
Manheim Birmingham
Manheim Boise
Manheim Buffalo
Manheim Connecticut
Manheim Doral
Manheim Jacksonville
Manheim Little Rock
Manheim Montana
Manheim Ocala
Manheim Sioux Falls
Manheim Wilmington
CANADA
Manheim Halifax
Manheim Moncton
Manheim Montreal
Manheim Oshawa
Manheim Toronto
France
Manheim France – Blagnac
Manheim Beijing
Manheim Shanghai
Manheim Shenzhen
Thailand
Manheim Asia Pacific –
Bangkok
AUSTRALIA
Adelaide
Brisbane
Canberra
Hobart
Launceston
Melbourne
Newcastle
Perth
Sydney – Moorebank
Sydney – Smithfield
Townsville
Portfolio Australia – Melbourne
New Zealand
Auckland
Christchurch
AFRICA
e-GoodManners
South Africa – Kenridge
Germany
Manheim Germany – Frechen
Portfolio – Germany
Greece
e-GoodManners – Athens
Italy
Manheim Italy – Torino
Netherlands
Online Remarketing
Portugal
Lisbon
Porto
Vice President, International Operations
Scott Levy
William G. Disharoon
Vice President, Frontline Services
Pam Mabry-Cadigan
Vice President, Manheim Inspections
Management
Jay R. Smith
Cathy Coffey
Caroline C. John
Mark P. Mansfield
President
Vice President,
Advertising
Group Vice President,
Community Newspapers
Vice President, Marketing
President,
Cox Newsprint Supply, Inc.
Leon Levitt
Vice President,
Operations
Brian G. Cooper
Executive Vice President
Melody P. Darch
Christopher D. Caneles
Vice President and
Vice President and
Susan S. Davidson
Vice President,
Digital Media
Vice President,
Human Resources
Stan Richmond
Al Smith
Vice President,
Circulation
Publishers
Gary Borders
Tom Giuffrida
Phil Latham
Alex Taylor
Longview News-Journal (TX)
The Palm Beach Post (FL)
The Marshall News Messenger (TX)
Tim Hobbs
John C. Mellott
The Daily Sentinel
(Grand Junction, CO)
The Lufkin Daily News (TX)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
Ann Hoffman
Joyce Reingold
The Daily Advance
(Elizabeth City, NC)
Palm Beach Daily News (FL)
D. Jordan Whichard III
Michael A. Laosa
Steve Sidlo
Springfield News-Sun (OH)
The Daily Reflector
(Greenville, NC)
Edwina Blackwell Clark
JournalNews (Hamilton, OH)
The Middletown Journal (OH)
Karla DeLuca
The Daily Sentinel
(Nacogdoches, TX)
Douglas E. Franklin
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
Michael C. Vivio
Waco Tribune-Herald (TX)
Raye P. Woodin III
Rocky Mount Telegram (NC)
Dayton Daily News (OH)
Related Operations
Valpak
Saving Source Direct
Washington, D.C. News Bureau
COXnet
Largo, FL
William B. Disbrow,
President & CEO
(formerly PAGAS Mailing Services)
Tarboro, NC
Jeffrey J. Means, CEO
Andrew N. Alexander,
Bureau Chief
Atlanta, GA
John Reetz,
General Manager
Our Best Shot – For the second year in a row, Jay Janner of the Austin American-Statesman won both Feature Photography and Photographer of
the Year in the Best of Cox awards, an annual competition that honors journalistic excellence among Cox Newspapers. Janner’s portfolio, which
included images of Austin landmarks, spanned news, sports, fashion and portraiture subjects.
Circulation
Dailies circulationDaily
Sunday
Non-Dailies Circulation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
The Palm Beach Post (FL)
Dayton Daily News (OH)
Waco Tribune-Herald (TX)
The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, CO)
Longview News-Journal (TX)
Springfield News-Sun (OH)
The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC)
JournalNews (Hamilton, OH)
The Middletown Journal (OH)
Rocky Mount Telegram (NC)
The Lufkin Daily News (TX)
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, NC)
The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches, TX)
The Marshall News Messenger (TX)
Palm Beach Daily News (FL)
331,954
166,458
157,800
117,587
37,455
30,913
27,504
25,145
21,662
19,647
17,662
14,292
12,335
10,748
8,072
6,757
5,755
492,482
206,700
188,315
161,086
44,016
33,653
32,220
31,799
22,639
22,079
18,990
16,391
14,546
10,230
9,045
6,938
6,218
1,011,746
1,317,347
Florida Pennysaver (West Palm Beach, FL)
Mundo Hispánico (Atlanta, GA, Spanish language)
Pulse-Journal (Mason, OH)
La Palma (West Palm Beach, FL, Spanish language)
¡ahora sí! (Austin, TX, Spanish language)
The Nickel-Grand Junction (Grand Junction, CO)
Fairfield Echo (OH)
The Western Star (Lebanon, OH)
Duplin Times (Kenansville, NC)
North Lake Travis Log (Lago Vista, TX)
Round Rock Leader (TX)
Bastrop Advertiser (TX)
The Enterprise (Williamston, NC)
The Chowan Herald (Edenton, NC)
Beaufort-Hyde News (Bellhaven, NC)
Lake Travis View (Austin, TX)
Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, NC)
Oxford Press (OH)
Westlake Picayune (Westlake Hills, TX)
The Smithville Times (TX)
Standard Laconic (Snow Hill, NC)
Perquimans Weekly (Elizabeth City, NC)
Farmville Enterprise (NC)
Pflugerville Pflag (TX)
Times-Leader (Ayden-Grifton, NC)
Weekly Herald (Robersonville, NC)
457,404
60,730
59,219
34,198
25,602
25,365
20,883
16,287
13,090
5,437
5,435
5,010
4,653
4,368
3,991
3,304
3,240
3,100
2,623
2,519
2,303
1,776
1,623
1,566
1,507
831
Total
766,064
Total
Source: Internal Annual Average Circulation as of December 31, 2007
Source: Internal Annual Average Circulation as of December 31, 2007
Cox AutoTrader/AutoMart Officers
Joe George
Bob Hadley
Phil Oakley
James Menard
President
Vice President, Technology
Vice President, Business Operations
Ian MacDonald
Michelle Anderson
Mike Wynn
Vice President, Sales
AutoMart (East)
Senior Vice President, Sales
Vice President, Human Resources
Bill Dorsey
Skip Dowd
Vice President,
AutoTrader Publishing (East)
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Vice President, Internet
Paul Edmonds
Scott Miller
Vice President,
AutoTrader Publishing (West)
Vice President, Controller
Jeff Moore
AutoMart (West)
Market Locations
AUTOTRADER.COM
MARKETS WITH
FIELD SALES
REPRESENTATIVES
Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
Arizona
Phoenix
Sierra Vista
Tucson
Arkansas
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
California
Skip Dowd (far left, back row) and Roger Hilterbrandt (back row,
5th from left) collaborated during an Outward Bound experience
as part of the Cox Executive Leadership Program.
Wilderness Trails Lead to Sales – When Roger Hilterbrandt of AutoTrader.com and Skip Dowd of AutoMart.com found themselves hiking together
up a mountain trail last year as part of the Cox Executive Leadership Program (ELP), it was only natural that the two would discuss their respective
businesses. After all, one goal of the program is to bring executives together, often in different environments, to foster new thinking and ideas. By
the time night fell, the two had hatched a plan to combine the sales efforts of AutoTrader.com and AutoMercado.com to achieve better synergy. Both
agree that the idea would have taken months to hash out in conference rooms, but a good conversation on a hiking trail proved to be the perfect
setting for a sales collaboration. As a result of their collaboration, AutoMercado.com is expecting a 300 percent increase in sales in 2008 and has built
the first and biggest Spanish-language automotive classified brand.
Cox Auto Trader Officers
Fresno
Los Angeles
Modesto
Monterey
Oakland
Sacramento
Salinas
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Stockton
Visalia
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
Connecticut
Sanford Schwartz
Buddy Solomon
Dick Huguley
Deborah Thomas
President
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Vice President, Operations
Hartford
New Haven
Delaware
Wilmington
AutoTrader.com Officers
Florida
Chip Perry
Jim Franchi
Mark Sohl
President, Chief Executive Officer
Vice President, Product Management
Vice President,
Business Systems Group
Bill Templeton
Mance Irvin
Executive Vice President of Operations
Vice President, Enterprise Program Management
Craig Hunt
Roger Hilterbrandt
Senior Vice President of Sales
Vice President, Sales (Central Division)
Rebecca Watson
Dan Crowe
Bob Landers
Vice President, Sales (West Division)
Vice President, Organizational Services
and Community Relations
Dave Amundsen
Matt McKenna
Vice President, Finance
Vice President, National Account Sales
Jeff Catron
Alan Smith
Vice President, Sales (East Division)
Vice President, Customer Operations
Sylvia Taylor
Scott Whiteside
Vice President and General Manager,
Private Party Advertising
Clark Wood
Daytona Beach
Ft. Lauderdale
Ft. Myers
Jacksonville
Melbourne
Miami
Naples
Orlando
Palm Beach
Pensacola
Sarasota
St. Petersburg
Tallahassee
Tampa
Georgia
Maine
New York
South Carolina
Wyoming
Maryland
South Carolina
Atlanta
Brunswick
Savannah
Thomasville
Auburn
Bangor
Portland
Baltimore
COX
AUTOTRADER/
AUTOMART
LOCATIONS
Massachusetts
Baltimore
Charleston
Columbia
Florence
Greenville
Myrtle Beach
Spartanburg
Cheyenne
Hawaii
Albany
Binghamton
Buffalo
Elmira
New York
Rochester
Schenectady
Syracuse
Troy
Utica
Watertown
Charleston
Columbia
Greenville
Myrtle Beach/
Wilmington (NC)
South Dakota
Birmingham
Honolulu
Idaho
Boise
Idaho Falls
Illinois
Bloomington
Champaign
Chicago
Decatur
Harrisburg
Moline
Mount Vernon
Peoria
Quincy
Rockford
Rock Island
Springfield
Indiana
Elkhart
Evansville
Ft. Wayne
Indianapolis
South Bend
Iowa
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Keokuk
Mason City
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Waterloo
Kansas
Hutchinson
Kansas City
Wichita
Maryland
Massachusetts
Boston
New Bedford
Michigan
Alpena
Battle Creek
Bay City
Cadillac
Detroit
Flint
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Saginaw
Traverse City
Minnesota
Austin
Duluth
Mankato
Minneapolis
Rochester
St. Paul
Mississippi
Jackson
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Columbia
Hannibal
Jefferson City
Kirksville
Springfield
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Montana
North Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
Durham
Greensboro
High Point
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
North Dakota
Bismarck
Dickinson
Fargo
Minot
Valley City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Oregon
Eugene
Portland
Roseburg
Nebraska
Las Vegas
New Orleans
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Austin
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Lubbock
San Antonio
Tyler
Utah
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Texas
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Lima
Toledo
Youngstown
Louisiana
Lexington
Louisville
Paducah
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Salt Lake City
Billings
Hastings
Kearney
Lincoln
Omaha
Tennessee
Ohio
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Lebanon
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
York
Kentucky
Mitchell
Rapid City
Sioux Falls
Providence
Harrisonburg
Lynchburg
Newport News
Norfolk
Petersburg
Portsmouth
Richmond
Roanoke
Washington
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Charleston
Huntington
Wisconsin
Appleton
Eau Claire
Green Bay
LaCrosse
Madison
Milwaukee
Rhinelander
Superior
Wausau
Alabama
Arizona
Phoenix
Tucson
California
Fresno
Los Angeles
Ontario
Orange County
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Fe Springs
Torrance
Van Nuys
Colorado
Denver
Connecticut
Hartford
Florida
Clearwater
Ft. Lauderdale
Ft. Myers
Hollywood
Jacksonville
Miami
Orlando
Pensacola
Tampa
West Palm Beach
Georgia
Atlanta
Illinois
Chicago
Rockford
Indiana
Indianapolis
Iowa
Des Moines
Kansas
Kansas City
Kentucky
Boston
Michigan
Detroit
Flint
Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Minneapolis/
St. Paul
Missouri
St. Louis
Nevada
Las Vegas
New Jersey
Mahwah
New Mexico
Albuquerque
New York
Buffalo
Long Island
Rochester
Syracuse
North Carolina
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Tennessee
Memphis
Nashville
Texas
Austin
Dallas
Houston
Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio
Utah
Salt Lake City
Virginia
Norfolk
Richmond
Roanoke
Washington
Seattle
North Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Ohio
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Youngstown
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Oregon
Eugene
Portland
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rhode Island
Providence
Lexington
Louisville
Broadcast Stations
BROADCAST STATIONMARKETMARKET SIZE*
KTVU-TV
San Francisco/Oakland
KICU-TV
San Jose/San Francisco
WSB-TVAtlanta
KIRO-TV
Seattle
WFTV-TV
Orlando
WRDQ-TV
Orlando
WPXI-TV**
Pittsburgh
WSOC-TV***
Charlotte
WAXN-TV
Charlotte
WHIO-TV***
Dayton
KFOX-TV
El Paso
WJAC-TV**
Johnstown
KRXI-TVReno
KAME-TVReno
WTOV-TV**
Steubenville
AFFILIATIONMANAGEMENT
6FOX
Tim McVay
6
IND
Tom Raponi
8ABC
Bill Hoffman
14
CBS
Eric Lerner
19ABC
Shawn Bartelt
19
IND
Shawn Bartelt
22NBCRay Carter
25ABC
Joe Pomilla
25
IND
Joe Pomilla
62
CBS
Harry Delaney
98FOX
John Witte
99NBC
Dick Schrott
110FOX
Steve Cummings
110
UPN
Steve Cummings
159NBC
Tim McCoy
CABLE CHANNEL
PCNC
Pittsburgh
22
INDRay Carter
*Market size by population according to Nielsen.
**WeatherPlus channels, featuring national and local weather coverage through a partnership with NBC.
***AccuWeather channels, featuring national and local weather coverage.
Related Operations Locations
FIRMLOCATION
FIRMLOCATION
FIRMLOCATION
California
Massachusetts
North Carolina
TeleRep
TeleRep
HRP
HRP
MMT
MMT
The End of an Extraordinary Era – May 2008 marks the retirement of KTVU-TV anchor Dennis Richmond, who has spent 40 years – nearly all
of them on air – at the Oakland/San Francisco station. His tenure has made him a local news fixture for Bay Area viewers and a role model for
broadcast journalistic excellence.
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Florida
TeleRep
HRP
MMT
Miami
Tampa
Tampa
Georgia
Management
Andrew S. Fisher
Mary H. Robert
Sandhi Kozsuch
Derek Robinson
President
Director, Broadband and Digital
Manager, Business Development
Bruce R. Baker
Jane Williams
Angie Amon
Heidi Wiedenbauer
Executive Vice President
Manager, Research Services
Sterling E. Davis
John D. Tramontanis
Lorraine Kenny
Vice President, Engineering
Controller
Manager, TV Automotive/Marketing
Bureau Chief
Washington News Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Amelia L. DiVenere
David F. Grayson
Vice President, Finance and
Administration
Director, Internet Sales
TeleRepAtlanta
HRPAtlanta
MMTAtlanta
Illinois
TeleRep
HRP
MMT
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
TeleRep
HRP
Boston
Boston
Michigan
TeleRep
HRP
MMT
Detroit
Detroit
Detroit
Minnesota
TeleRep
HRP
MMT
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Missouri
TeleRep
HRP
St. Louis
St. Louis
New York
MMT
Charlotte
Pennsylvania
TeleRep
MMT
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Texas
TeleRep
HRP
MMT
Dallas
Dallas
Dallas
Washington, D.C.
TeleRep
HRP
MMT
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington
TeleRep
Seattle
TeleRepNew York
HRPNew York
MMTNew York
Related Operations
TeleRep
Harrington, Righter & Parsons (HRP)
MMT Sales
Cox Cross Media
New York
James J. Monahan, President
New York
Murray L. Berkowitz, President
New York
Larry Strumwasser, President
New York
Steve Shaw, Senior Vice President
Radio Stations
RANK IN TARGET
STATIONDEMOGRAPHIC
MARKET(1) CALL LETTERS FORMATGROUP
RANK IN TARGET
STATIONDEMOGRAPHIC
MARKET(1) CALL LETTERS FORMATGROUP
Atlanta
Orlando
WSB-AMNews/Talk
WALR-FM
Urban Adult Contemporary
WSB-FMAdult Contemporary
WBTS-FMRhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio
WSRV-FM
Classic Hits
2
3
3
4
4
WNGC-FM(2)
Country
WGMG-FM(2)Adult Contemporary
WPUP-FM(2)Rock
Sports Radio
WRFC-AM(2)
WGAU-AM(2)News/Talk
Country
WXKT-FM(2)(3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
Richmond
Athens, GA*
Birmingham
WBHJ-FM
Hip Hop WBHK-FMR&B/Soul
WZZK-FM
Country WBPT-FM
Classic Hits WAGG-AM
Gospel Spanish
WPSB-AM(4)
WNCB-FM New Country
1
1
2
5
10
–
13
WHKO-FM
Country WZLR-FM
Classic Hits WHIO-AMNews/Talk WHIO-FM(5)News/Talk
2
11
8
–
WJMZ-FM
Urban WHZT-FMRhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio
1
2
KRTR-FMAdult Contemporary
KCCN-FM
Hawaiian Contemporary Hit Radio
KPHW-FMRhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio
KINE-FM
Hawaiian Adult Contemporary
KRTR-AM
Soft Adult Contemporary
KKNE-AM
Traditional Hawaiian
2
4
3
5
29
23
KHTC-FM
KKBQ-FM
KTHT-FM
KHPT-FM
5
10
19
12
Dayton
Greenville
Royal Marshall, WSB-AM (left) and Neal Boortz,
WSB-AM (right) with patient.
We Care On-Air – In the last seven years, WSB-AM’s Care-A-Thon has raised $5.75 million for the Aflac Cancer Center at Children’s Healthcare of
Atlanta to help cure children’s cancer.
Senior Management
Robert F. Neil
Neil O. Johnston
Kimberly A. Guthrie
Gregg A. Lindahl
Regional Vice President
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Vice President and
Marc W. Morgan
Richard A. Reis
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Group Vice President
Caroline J. Devine
(Retired effective 12/31/07)
Jarrett A. O’Connor
Robert B. Reed
Vice President, Interactive
and New Technologies
Roxann L. Miller
Vice President, Research
Faith E. Perkins
Honolulu
Houston
Classic Hits
Country
Country Legends
80s
Jacksonville
WFYV-FM
Classic Rock
WOKV-AMNews/Talk
WOKV-FM(6)News/Talk
WAPE-FM Contemporary Hit Radio
WMXQ-FM
80s
WJGL-FM Classic Hits
6
5
–
3
13
3
WBLI-FM
WBAB-FM
WHFM-FM(7)
2
1
–
Long Island
Contemporary Hit Radio
Mainstream Rock
Mainstream Rock
Louisville
WVEZ-FMAdult Contemporary
WSFR-FM
Classic Rock
WRKA-FM
Oldies
WPTI-FM New Country
2
5
9
7
WHQT-FM
WEDR-FM
Urban Contemporary
WFLC-FM
Hot Adult Contemporary
WHDR-FMActive Rock
2
2
4
3
Miami
* Pending acquisition
WCFB-FM
WPYO-FMRhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio
WDBO-AMNews/Talk
WHTQ-FM
Classic Rock
WWKA-FM
Country
WMMO-FMRock Adult Contemporary
1
1
10
3
7
2
WKLR-FM
Classic Rock
WKHK-FM
Country
WMXB-FMAdult Contemporary
WDYL-FMNew Rock Alternative
5
5
10
6
KONO-FM
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
KONO-AM(8)
KISS-FMActive Rock
KSMG-FM
Hot Adult Contemporary
KCYY-FM
Country
KPWT-FMRhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio
KKYX-AM
Country Legends
1
–
1
9
4
7
22
San Antonio
Southern Connecticut
Bridgeport/
Fairfield County
WEZN-FMAdult Contemporary
2
New Haven
1
5
WPLR-FM
WYBC-FM (9)
Classic Rock
Stamford-Norwalk
WCTZ-FMAdult Contemporary
WFOX-FM
Classic Rock
WSTC-AMNews/Talk
WNLK-AM(10)News/Talk
9
2
22
–
Tampa
WWRM-FMAdult Contemporary
WDUV-FM
Soft Adult Contemporary
WXGL-FM
Classic Hits
WSUN-FMAlternative Rock
WPOI-FM
80s
WHPT-FM
Classic Rock
3
1
3
3
8
8
KKCM-FM
Christian Contemporary
KWEN-FM
Country
KJSR-FM
Classic Rock
KRMG-AMNews/Talk
KRAV-FMAdult Contemporary
8
2
5
7
2
Tulsa
Source: Arbitron Market Reports four-book average for Winter 2007, Spring 2007,
Summer 2007 and Fall 2007.
(1) Metropolitan market served; city of license may differ.
(2) Market not ranked by Arbitron.
(3) WXKT-FM is currently located in Washington, Georgia, and is in the process
of relocation to the Athens market.
(4) The station format was recently changed; therefore, the station’s audience
share and rank information for 2007 are not meaningful.
(5) Audience share and audience rank information for WHIO-AM and WHIO-FM
are combined because the stations are simulcast.
(6) Audience share and audience rank information for WOKV-AM and WOKV-FM
(7) Audience share and audience rank information for WBAB-FM and WHFM-FM
(8) Audience share and audience rank information for KONO-FM and KONO-AM
(9) Station operated by Cox Radio under a joint sales agreement (JSA).
(10) Audience share and audience rank information for WSTC-AM and WNLK-AM
Board of Directors
Two Great Legacies
Barbara Cox Anthony
Jim Robbins
As the daughter of Governor James M. Cox and longtime member of
On paper, he was a member of the Cox Enterprises Board of Directors
the Cox Enterprises Board of Directors, Barbara Cox Anthony spent
and the retired CEO of Cox Communications, the business he led for
most of her life championing the growth of the company that her two decades. Those titles, however, do not even begin to describe
father founded and her son continues to lead today. Mrs. Anthony
the legacy of Jim Robbins as a company leader, industry pioneer and,
was a staunch proponent of the Cox tradition of reinvesting in our
especially, friend and mentor to many of us. Under his watch, Cox
businesses to ensure operational strength and sustained growth.
Communications grew from a stand-alone cable TV company into the
She was known for her inherent business acumen, sharp sense
third largest cable television provider and one of the largest broadband
of humor, strong competitive instinct and a generous, but quiet,
communications companies overall in the U.S. Even more impressive,
philanthropic sense of responsibility – qualities that defined her
he made Cox synonymous with exceptional customer service and
and that, in many respects, define the company that we are today.
community commitment. Robbins was known for always doing the
right thing, and always doing it well.
Barbara Cox Anthony at age 2
(right) with her father, Governor
James Cox, and sister, Anne,
age 5.
Robbins was a pioneer of the
“bundle” – combining phone,
video and Internet service from
one provider.
Left to right (seated): James C. Kennedy, Robert C. O’Leary, Jimmy W. Hayes, Thomas O. Cordy, Anne Cox Chambers
Left to right (standing): S. Taylor Glover, Janet Morrison Clarke, Arthur M. Blank, David E. Easterly, Dennis Berry
Dennis Berry
Vice Chairman,
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
David E. Easterly
Retired Vice Chairman,
Arthur M. Blank
Co-Founder,
The Home Depot, Inc.
Owner and Chief Executive Officer,
Atlanta Falcons and Georgia Force
S. Taylor Glover
President and
Turner Enterprises, Inc.
Anne Cox Chambers
Chairman,
Atlanta Newspapers
Janet Morrison Clarke
President,
Clarke Littlefield, LLC
Thomas O. Cordy
President and
Global Nutritionals, Inc.
Jimmy W. Hayes
President and
Chief Operating Officer,
James C. Kennedy
Chairman and
Robert C. O’Leary
Chief Financial Officer,
Mrs. Anthony (right) with her
sister, Anne Cox Chambers.
Both served on the Board of
Directors of Cox Enterprises
since its incorporation.
Richard L. Braunstein
In Appreciation…
Longtime friend and counselor to Cox Enterprises
Richard L. Braunstein stepped down from our Board
of Directors at the end of 2007. As a senior partner
at Dow Lohnes, Dick has been Cox’s legal advisor on
corporate and tax matters for five decades. In addition
to his recent Board service, he has helped guide the
company through an unprecedented period of growth
and success. We thank him for his longstanding
guidance and friendship and wish him the best
in retirement.
Known for his quick wit and
personal warmth, Robbins
was beloved by employees.
A true competitor,
Mrs. Anthony loved
sports and cars from
an early age.
Under Robbins, Cox Communications
established a second-to-none reputation
for excellent customer service.
Mrs. Anthony enjoyed spending time in Australia.
She owned and operated two large commercial
ranches there covering 30,000 acres with
2,500 cows, sheep and purebred quarter horses.
Cox Enterprises Management
James C. Kennedy
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Berry
Vice Chairman
Jimmy W. Hayes
President and
Chief Operating Officer
Robert C. O’Leary
Marybeth H. Leamer
Human Resources
J. Lacey Lewis
Vice President, Business Development
Michael J. Mannheimer
Vice President, Supply Chain Services
Chief Procurement Officer
Preston B. Barnett
Vice President and
General Tax Counsel
Robert R. Brand
Vice President, Corporate Security
Susan W. Coker
Vice President, Treasurer
John M. Dyer
Executive Vice President, Finance
Maria Friedman
Vice President, Corporate Tax
Timothy W. Hughes
Executive Vice President,
Administration
David J. Head
Vice President, Controller
Andrew A. Merdek
Vice President, Legal Affairs,
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
Gregory B. Morrison
Vice President and
Robert N. Redella
Vice President, Development
Deborah E. Ruth
John G. Boyette
Senior Vice President, Investments
and Administration
Roberto I. Jimenez
Vice President, Corporate
Communications and
Public Affairs
Richard J. Jacobson
Senior Vice President, Finance
Joab M. Lesesne, III
Vice President, Government Affairs
Alexander R. Stickney
Vice President, Audit Services
Alexandra M. Wilson
Vice President, Public Policy
and Regulatory Affairs
Location
6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30328
(678) 645-0000
www.coxenterprises.com
Left to right: John Dyer and Bob O’Leary.
Cox Enterprises Other Operations
Clarendon Farms, Inc.
Burton, SC
Ted R. Moring, Farm Manager
Hualalai Land Corp.
Kailua-Kona, HI
Franklin T. Boteilho, Ranch Manager
Passing the Baton
Cox Media HotLine
1-877-4-COXNEWS
(1-877-426-9639)
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We want to hear from you!
We hope this year’s annual report helped you learn more about Cox and the many ways our
employees and companies collaborate. Let us know what you think. Share your feedback on the
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or by sending an email to annualreport@coxinc.com.
After 25 years of distinguished leadership with Cox
Enterprises and Cox Communications, Bob O’Leary has
announced his decision to retire this summer as Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cox Enterprises.
He will continue to serve on the Cox Enterprises Board
of Directors.
“Bob O’Leary has been a great business leader, and
we appreciate everything he’s done for us in his 25 years
with the company,” says Jim Kennedy, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer at Cox Enterprises. “We look forward to
his continued involvement as a member of our Board.”
Succeeding him will be John Dyer, who has been
named Executive Vice President, Finance at Cox
Enterprises. Dyer will work closely with O’Leary and the
senior leadership team in the coming months, spending
time with each of the operating businesses. In summer
2008, Dyer will be named Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer with full responsibility for treasury,
financial reporting and control, tax, audit, information
technology, risk management, real estate and business
development functions.
Dyer joined Cox Enterprises in 1977 as internal
auditor and held financial and operational positions at
Cox Communications. He left Cox in 1990, returning in
1995 as Vice President of financial planning and analysis
when Cox acquired Times Mirror Cable.
“John has a terrific background in both finance and
operations and will play a key role as we make strategic
decisions to continue Cox Enterprises’ long-established
record of growth and quality,” says Jimmy Hayes, President
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