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Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Comcast Cable Names Jennifer Yohe Wagner Vice President of Strategic Business Procurement

Comcast Cable Names Jennifer Yohe Wagner Vice President of Strategic Business Procurement

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast Cable, the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, today announced that Jennifer Yohe Wagner has joined the company as Vice President, Strategic Business Procurement. In this role, Yohe Wagner will help Comcast continue to adhere to best-in-class procurement principles, and will spearhead many of Comcast's negotiations with technology-related vendors. She will report to Peter Kiriacoulacos, Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, Comcast Cable.

"We are very excited to have Jennifer join Comcast Cable's procurement team," said Kiriacoulacos. "Her over 20 years business experience and in-depth knowledge of the cable industry, as well as her exceptional negotiation skills, will be instrumental in serving Comcast's financial and business needs."

Most recently, Yohe Wagner served as Vice President, Business Affairs, for Time Warner Cable, where she was employed for nine years and lead technology procurement negotiations. Prior to that, she worked for Jack Kent Cooke Incorporated, where she handled a multitude of business responsibilities that supported real estate holdings and the Washington Redskins.

Yohe Wagner attended the University of Pittsburgh and Cambria Rowe Business College. She is a member of Women in Cable and Telecommunications (WICT), and is a graduate of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute, a year- long program designed to elevate women leaders in the cable and telecommunications industry. She is also a member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE).

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 12.9 million high-speed Internet customers, and 4.1 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, Comcast SportsNet and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

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CONTACT: Brooke Manbeck of Comcast Corporation, +1-215-286-5092

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