Gamco supports candidate for election to Media General board

By Lisa Kerner

Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 14 - In a letter to Media General, Inc., Gamco Asset Management, Inc. said it "strongly supports" the nomination of F. Jack Liebau for election to the company's board at the 2008 annual meeting.

The letter was included as part of a schedule 13D filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Gamco noted Liebau's background as an analyst following the newspaper industry and media stocks, as well as his "highest standards of integrity, commitment and independence of thought and judgment."

Gamco, on behalf of its clients, owns some 2,966,486 shares, or 13.5%, of the Richmond, Va., communications company.

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