Executive Team

K. James Yager Mr. Yager co-founded Barrington in May 2003 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since its formation. He has also served as President since January 2004. Previously, Mr. Yager served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Benedek Broadcasting Corporation where, from 1986 to October 2002, he helped grow the company from four to 28 network affiliated television stations and led the company's $503 million merger with Gray Television, Inc. From 1980 to 1986, Mr. Yager held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Spartan Communications Corporation. Prior to joining Spartan Communications Corporation, Mr. Yager served as General Manager and then Senior Vice President for Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation from 1960 to 1980, managing affiliates in Columbia,SC, Montgomery, AL and New Orleans, LA. Mr. Yager is currently a member of the board of directors of Broadcast Music Incorporated, the Television Operators Caucus, ABC Board of Governors, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Northwestern University Media Management Center Advisory Board. In 2005, Mr. Yager received the National Association of Broadcasters' Chuck Sherman award for Television Leadership. Mr. Yager holds a bachelor's degree from Colgate University and is a U.S. Army veteran.

Chris Cornelius Mr. Cornelius co-founded Barrington in May 2003 and has served as Chief Operating Officer since its formation. Prior to the formation of Barrington, Mr. Cornelius served as Senior Vice President of Benedek Broadcasting Corporation since 1999, after having served as the Vice President and General Manager of WILX-TV, Benedek's NBC affiliate in Lansing, MI, since 1997. In his capacity as Vice President and General Manager of WILX-TV and as Senior Vice President, he successfully improved the market rank of five of his six stations involved in the merger of Benedek with Gray Television, Inc. in 2002 to the number one position in their respective markets. Prior to joining Benedek, Mr. Cornelius served as General Sales Manager at WWMT, in Grand Rapids, MI, the 38th ranked DMA. He helped in transitioning the station through four ownership changes before joining Mr. Yager at Benedek Broadcasting. Mr. Cornelius was elected to the NBC Affiliates Board in the spring of 2006. Mr. Cornelius holds a B.A. in Marketing and Advertising from Western Michigan University.

Warren Spector Mr. Spector has served as Chief Financial Officer since May 2006. Prior to joining Barrington, Mr. Spector served as Managing Director of Lydian Wealth Management from 2004 to July 2005. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Spector was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Fisher Communications, Inc. Mr. Spector also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Retlaw Enterprises, Inc. from 1992 to 1999, where he secured over $130 million in financing for acquisitions and negotiated the sale of broadcasting assets for $215 million. In 1991, Mr. Spector was a financial consultant for legal arbitration cases, and from 1986 to 1991, Mr. Spector served as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration for Act III Communications, Inc. From 1979 to 1986, Mr. Spector was with Price Waterhouse. Mr. Spector is a C.P.A. certified in the State of California and holds a B.A. in Economics and a M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles. Mr. Spector is a member of the board of directors of Broadstream Communications, Inc and a member of the investment committee of a Disney Family private foundation.

Keith Bland Mr. Bland co-founded Barrington in May 2003 and has served as Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Development, since its formation. From 1987 to 2002, Mr. Bland was employed by Benedek Broadcasting Corporation as Sales Manager, Vice President and General Manager and then Senior Vice President for Planning and Technical Operations of Benedek Broadcasting Corporation, in which capacity he designed and oversaw the construction of five digital television studios and guided the company through the transition to new digital transmission systems. Before joining Benedek Mr. Bland worked as a Sales Manager for Gilmore Broadcasting Corporation in Rockford, IL from 1986 to 1987.

Mary Flodin Ms. Flodin co-founded Barrington in May 2003 and has served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration since its formation. Previously, Ms. Flodin served as Controller, Vice President, and then Senior Vice President of Benedek Broadcasting Corporation since 1988. During her tenure at Benedek, Ms. Flodin provided financial leadership to a team that integrated seventeen television stations into a nine-station group in four months, implemented centralized payroll processing and implemented corporate processing of significant payments and oversight of station financial information. In 2000, Ms. Flodin managed all the financial aspects of a tri-party swap of Benedek's station in Springfield, MA, WWLP-TV, for KAKE-TV in Wichita, KS and WOWT-TV in Omaha, NE. Prior to 1988, Ms. Flodin worked for AMCORE Financial, Inc., a bank holding company, where she participated in merger and acquisition activity and secondary public stock offerings, and for Grant Thornton, International in Chicago. Ms. Flodin earned a B.B.A. with an accounting emphasis in 1980 from the University of Wisconsin and is a member and former director of the Broadcast and Cable Financial Managers Association.