Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc. provides home delivery for USA TODAY subscribers in the Washington DC / Baltimore area.

BALTIMORE, August 27, 2001 - Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc. (PCF), announced a contract with USA TODAY to provide expanded home delivery service in the Washington DC / Baltimore area.

PCF President and CEO, Jerry Giordana said, This is a great achievement in the history of PCF. USA TODAY has outstanding brand recognition and our relationship with this national publication has great potential to grow."

Tom Foard, PCFs Chief Financial Officer and key negotiator of the three-year deal, says the kickoff starts small with steady growth planned over the next several weeks and USA TODAY has already expressed interest in other markets we serve."

Before engaging PCF, USA TODAY had limited home delivery coverage in the Washington DC area. PCF provides full coverage in this region and their overall footprint allows USA TODAY to develop and expand its home delivery subscriber base.

Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc. was created in 1984 and provides support
to the written media industry with sales, customer care, distribution and other
circulation services. With corporate headquarters in Towson, MD, PCF has
four customer contact centers and 125 home delivery operations across the
United States.

The PCF client list includes several national and regional daily newspapers.

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