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Gary B. Pruitt
Gary B. Pruitt - Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Pruitt became Chairman of the Board in 2001. He has been Chief Executive Officer since 1996 and President since 1995, the year he also became a Director. He served as Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1996, and as Vice President, Operations and Technology from 1994 to 1995. Before that, Mr. Pruitt was Publisher of The Fresno Bee from 1991 to 1994, served as corporate Secretary and General Counsel from 1987 to 1991 and was Counsel from 1984 to 1987. He currently serves as a Director of The Associated Press, the Newspaper Association of America and The James Irvine Foundation.
Heather L. Fagundes
Heather L. Fagundes - Vice President, Human Resources
Ms. Fagundes became Vice President, Human Resources of McClatchy on April 1, 2004. Ms. Fagundes served as Director of Human Resources for McClatchy corporate from December 1996 to March 2004. Ms. Fagundes joined McClatchy in 1992 as a Human Resources Generalist. She was the chairperson of the 2004 Sacramento Workplace Excellence Leaders Award Committee.
Christian A. Hendricks
Christian A. Hendricks - Vice President, Interactive Media
Mr. Hendricks has been Vice President, Interactive Media since 1999. He joined the company in 1992 as Advertising Manager, Marketing for The Fresno Bee, and the following year became its Marketing Director. In 1994 he was named Manager of Technology for McClatchy, and held this position until 1996 when he was promoted to President and Publisher of Nando Media, McClatchy's internet publishing company. He remained there until taking his current position in 1999. In 2004, Mr. Hendricks assumed the additional role of President of Nando Media, which was renamed McClatchy Interactive in 2005. Mr. Hendricks was named "New Media Pioneer" in 2003 by the Newspaper Association of America's New Media Federation. He has served on the federation's board and various NAA committees.
Karole Morgan-Prager
Karole Morgan-Prager - Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Ms. Morgan-Prager has been General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of The McClatchy Company since 1995 and was named Vice President in 1998. From 1992 to 1995, she was Associate General Counsel of The Times Mirror Co. She was an associate at the Morrison & Foerster law firm in Los Angeles from 1987 to 1992.
Patrick J. Talamantes
Patrick J. Talamantes - Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Talamantes has been Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of McClatchy since April 2001. In addition, from April 2001 to December 2002, he served as McClatchy's Treasurer. Prior to joining McClatchy, he was with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., a television broadcasting company, from 1996 to 2001, and served the last two years as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Talamantes was Treasurer of River City Broadcasting LP, a broadcasting company located in St. Louis, from 1995 to 1996, and spent nine years in various banking positions with Chemical Bank of New York.
Robert J. Weil
Robert J. Weil - Vice President, Operations
Mr. Weil has been vice president, operations of McClatchy since September 1997 and now oversees 14 daily newspapers in the Northwest, Midwest, Southeast and Texas. He oversees the Anchorage Daily News in Alaska; the Idaho Statesman; The Olympian, The Bellingham Herald, The (Tacoma) News Tribune and the Tri-City Herald in Washington; the Belleville News-Democrat in Illinois; The Wichita Eagle in Kansas; The Kansas City Star in Missouri; the Centre Daily Times in Pennsylvania; the (Biloxi) Sun Herald in Mississippi; the (Columbus) Ledger-Enquirer and The (Macon) Telegraph in Georgia; and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Texas. He was named to his position after 17 years as a newspaper publisher. Mr. Weil joined McClatchy as publisher of The Fresno Bee in 1994. From 1992 to 1994, he was president and chief operating officer for Persis Media, a privately held company with newspapers in Washington and Tennessee. Mr. Weil held other senior management positions with Persis and Gannett Co. from 1973 to 1992. He currently serves as treasurer on the board of directors of American Press Institute.
Frank Whittaker
Frank Whittaker - Vice President, Operations
Mr. Whittaker is Vice President, Operations and oversees 16 daily newspapers in California, Florida and the Southeast -- The Sacramento Bee, The Fresno Bee, The Modesto Bee, the Merced Sun-Star, and The (San Luis Obispo) Tribune in California; The Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald in Florida; the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky; The Beaufort Gazette, The (Hilton Head) Island Packet, The (Columbia) State, The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News, and The (Rock Hill) Herald in South Carolina; and The Charlotte Observer and The (Raleigh) News & Observer in North Carolina. Mr. Whittaker was named to his position in 1997. Mr. Whittaker joined McClatchy as General Manager of The Sacramento Bee in 1985 and from 1990 to 1997 served as both President and General Manager of that newspaper. The previous 13 years, Mr. Whittaker served The Toronto Star in a variety of management positions, including Director of Strategic Planning and Circulation Director. Mr. Whittaker is past President of the California Newspaper Publishers Association and currently is on the Board, and serves as Treasurer, of the Audit Bureau of Circulation. He also belongs to the Boards of the Sacramento Regional Foundation and the Graduate School of Business at the University of California, Davis.

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