The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Presents Diane Sutter, President/CEO, Shooting Star Broadcasting of Boston, Mass., Who Will Discuss Digital Television and the Future of the Industry

The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Presents Diane Sutter, President/CEO, Shooting Star Broadcasting of Boston, Mass., Who Will Discuss Digital Television and the Future of the Industry

PITTSURGH, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release was issued today by The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania:

When: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, noon

Where: Engineers' Club, 337 Fourth Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh

What: Lunch will be served at noon. Program ends by 2 p.m.

Reservations required are $20 for Press Club members and $25 for nonmembers. Tables of ten cost $200. Send your check by April 1 to The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, Engineers' Building, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Questions? 412-281-7778

Ms. Sutter, an Allegheny College graduate whose broadcasting career began in Pittsburgh, is in town April 6 and 7 as part of a Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters grant that was awarded to Point Park University, where she will spend time meeting with university leaders, students and faculty. For media inquiries, contact Dr. Anthony Moretti, Point Park assistant professor, at 412-392-4311 or amoretti@pointpark.edu.

Diane Sutter's career has involved both radio and television station management and group operation, and she now operates her own company. Ms. Sutter is currently president and CEO of Shooting Star Broadcasting, a communications company she formed in 1996 to acquire and operate television properties. The company sold its CBS affiliate in Abilene, Texas, and now operates WZMY-TV, MyTV New England in the Boston DMA.

Until December of 1995, Ms. Sutter was president of Shamrock Television, in Burbank, Calif., a division of Shamrock Holdings, Inc. She oversaw three network affiliates for Shamrock and was responsible for station operations and acquisitions. Prior to that Ms. Sutter served as Executive Vice President of Operations for Shamrock Broadcasting, which operated 23 major market radio stations as well as three network television stations. She came to the corporate offices in Burbank, Calif., from Lexington, Ky., where she had been Vice President and General Manager of Shamrock's ABC Television Affiliate there.

Her radio broadcasting career began in Pittsburgh, where she had numerous positions in radio, rising from newsroom producer through sales to sales manager, station manager, and general manager. She joined Shamrock Broadcasting in 1984 and served as Vice President and General Manager of Shamrock's AM/FM combination in Pittsburgh until 1989. Previously, Ms. Sutter had worked in Washington, D.C., in various capacities for members of both the House and Senate. She worked on Capitol Hill during Watergate, the return of POWs from Vietnam and the Nixon resignation. Her last position was the Press Secretary for a congressman from Chicago.

Ms. Sutter has been active in industry and civic associations. She is past National President of American Women in Radio and Television and has served on the Legislative Liaison Committee of the National Association of Broadcasters. She served as a member of the Television Retail Advertising Committee (TRAC) for the Television Bureau of Advertising and the NAB 100+ Exchange Steering Committee. Ms. Sutter developed the Broadcast Leadership Training Program (BLT) for women and minorities sponsored by the NAB Education Foundation. She serves as the "Dean" of the executive MBA style, 10-month program to train women and minorities to become broadcast owners and group heads. The program is in its seventh year and has 118 graduates. In 1994 American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) honored Ms. Sutter at the National Convention with the AWRT Achievement Award. In addition, she was the first radio industry recipient of AWRT's Genii Award from the Los Angeles Chapter. Ms. Sutter serves as the National President of AWRT from 1988 through 1989. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., and her graduate degree in Public Relations from American University's School of Communications in Washington, D.C. Ms. Sutter currently divides her time between Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Boston.

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Source: The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania

CONTACT: The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, +1-412-281-7778

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