Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> October 4, 2004

OUTLOOK FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS: MICHAEL KUPINSKI – A.G. EDWARDS & SONS

Michael A. Kupinski, Vice President, joined A.G. Edwards in 1983 and has a Master's degree in Finance from St. Louis University. A member of the National Cable Television Society Foundation, Inc., and the Treasurer of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (St. Louis/Mid- America Chapter), Mr. Kupinski was a columnist for The Pulse of Radio, a broadcast radio trade magazine. He is widely quoted in USA Today, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and is a frequent guest on cable news channels CNBC and CNN. He was selected for The Wall Street Journal Best on the Street Survey in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003 for stock picking. His current coverage includes a variety of media stocks: broadcasting, cable television, entertainment, marketing services and newspaper publishing. Profile
TWST: Would you begin an overview of your publishing coverage and how

that fits into the broader scheme of things at A.G. Edwards & Sons?

Mr. Kupinski: I've been with A.G. Edwards going on