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Mark Mayo, the Chief Financial Officer and a director of the company, is currently the CEO and founder/visionary of the L4 Media Group, a group of fifteen (15) ethnically programmed TV stations primarily located in the Southeast. Mr. Mayo has over 30 years of management experience with major market TV, radio and newspapers that blends management, finance, production and business development. Previously, Mr. Mayo co-founded NewsProNet, an industry leader in providing syndicated news content for television to over 120 TV clients. As the CFO and COO of Newspronet during the past five years, he has built NewsProNet’s market share, asset value and core products from a start-up to the fastest growing creator of unique content for television. In 2000, he negotiated and secured significant funding from GE/NBC to build and acquire NewsProNet’s main competitor, CNX Media and TDM Productions, a leading corporate production company. Prior to starting NewsProNet, Mr. Mayo was VP/GM/CFO for an Internet start-up, FASTV.COM and for the Worldwide Broadcasting Network, with offices in Boston, New York and Los Angeles. FASTV is widely recognized as the first video search engine portal on the Internet. His duties involved day-to-day operations including sales, production, finance and program acquisitions. Prior to FASTV, Mr. Mayo spent 10 years with Sunbeam Television Corp. starting as Controller in 1986 and later becoming corporate VP of Finance, Administration and Production in Boston and Miami hubs. In 1993, he spearheaded the successful $250 million acquisition of WHDH-TV, Boston, and was primarily responsible for the turnaround success at the station which today is ranked number one in the highly competitive Boston market. He is also credited with playing a major role in the turnaround success at WSVN-TV, Miami, one of the most dominant FOX affiliates in the country. At Sunbeam Television he also established Sunbeam Productions which successfully launched Inside Report, Deco Drive and Real Life for NBC. Prior to joining Sunbeam, Mr. Mayo worked for 12 years for the Hearst Corporation starting at the Baltimore Newspaper division in 1974 and then transferring to the Broadcast Division to become the Controller for WTAE television and radio in Pittsburgh, PA in 1980. | 