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Daniel E. Magnus Named Managing Director and Publisher of Metro New York

New York (April 26, 2006) — Metro New York announced today that Daniel E. Magnus has been named Managing Director and Publisher, effective May 15, 2006. He will lead the New York team, and will be responsible for all operations of the newspaper in New York.

Magnus was most recently VP of advertising and director of business development at the Robb Report, whose parent company, CurtCo, this week announced it was putting its titles on the block.