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Counter bid is the same party VDillon is already fraudulently concealing the 2008 matter regarding, VDillon determines because of her personal conflict and potentially WAPO's conflict in the 2008 matter, that VDillon will coverup the new 8k reporting requirements brought on by her receipts of bids and information, and simply DELAY disclosure to aid her personal conflict (which she now fraudulently conceals from WashingtonPost Corporation shareholders), stemming from the 2008 defamation letter VDillon fraudulently concealed. Are you having or have you had difficulty in getting access to your funds or securities? No Did you suffer a loss? No When did you become aware of the alleged conduct? (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/12/2013 When did the alleged conduct begin? (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/02/2013 Is the alleged conduct ongoing? Yes Has the individual or firm acknowledged the alleged conduct? No What is the source of your information? You may select more than one SEC filings; Have you taken any action regarding your complaint? You may select more than one Complained to firm;
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Identifier Type: Ticker Symbol Ticker Symbol: wpo Are you or were you associated with the individual or firm when the alleged conduct occurred? Yes How are you or were you associated with the individual or firm you are complaining about? 1) First subject of unprovoked article Firm published in July 2008 that was defamatory about myself. 2) Then subject of fraudulent concealment after July 14, 2008 letter to Firm, and specific individual VDillon ignored and not disclosed publicly, which violated SEC filing requirements. 3) Now victim of fraudulent concealment of August 31, 2013 and September 11, 2013 Bid attempts in ongoing sale by same Firm and Individual that Firm disclosed August 5, 2013 in an 8k. 4) New fraudulent concealment is to hurt my chance to get fair competitive right to bid on public issuer and also AntiTrust conspiracy, and effort by VDillon to further defame and injure my reputation continuing from 2008 conspiracy and scheme run by VDillon.
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Beginforwardedmessage: From:BradGreenspan<bspan@earthlink.net> Date:July14,20082:56:45PMPDT To:dillonv@washpost.com,kennedyr@washpost.com Cc:sherreses@washpost.com,jbrady@washpost.com Subject:WashingtonPost&YellowJournalismIntegrationf/MyspaceFounder AttentionWashingtonPost&WashingPostOnline(KennedypleasepassontoMr. Graham) MynameisBradGreenspan(www.bradgreenspan.com).Age35. IamabigfanoftheWashingtonPostandtheneedtohave moreindependentnewsoutletsofanykind.Itsakey forourdemocracy,andlatelythechipsareagainstusIamafraid andthepublicdoesnotseemtoevenrealizewhattheyarelosing. SoitswithagreatfearthatIcontactyouasIbelievethetaint ofyellowjournalismhasbecomeintegratedwithyour.comdivision thruanewtypeofpartnershipstructurethatsseemsillconceived journalisticallyandeconomically. ThisstructureisthepartnershipwithblogslikePaidContent.Org (whichbecauseofyour.comdivisionspromotionofPaidContent, createdthislittlefinancialbloggettingboughtoutfor$30mlnfrom
GuardianMedialastweek) Yourcorporationthruitsonlinedivisionanditspartnership withfinancialblogPaidContent.orghasdefamedmyselfandmycompany recently. ThisoccuredwhenyouautomaticallysyndicatedPaidContent.org, madeitappearasthewashingtonpostcontenttotheaveragereader, andshotthruyournetworkashortblogpostthat putoutinaccurateinfoonatransactionihadannouncedinthemarketplace anddescribedmeas "TheProfessionalTroublemaker&MyspaceCoFounder BradGreenspan http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062701455.html IwasshockedanddeeplytroubledwhenIsawthiscomeundertheWashington Post headlineanddistribution. IbelieveIhaveoneofthebesttrackrecordsofsuccessofanyonline entrepreneurs/execsintheworldtodayoverthepast8or5yearspan. IcreatedMyspaceinAugustof2003asmylatestproduct developedintheinternetincubatorof30websitesand20million monthlyusersihaddevelopedbetween19992001withlessthen $15milliondollarsofcashforbuildingeUniverse. Between2005today,Iinvestedover$30millionofmyowncapital tocreateanewglobalnetworkofover100millionuniqueusers. LiveUniversewhichholdsover40websitesincluding innovativeleaderinLiveInteractiveVideoLiveVideo IhavenobankruptciesandnocriminalconvictionsandnoSEC convictions/complaints filedagainstme. BelowiswhatiwouldliketogetfeedbackfromWashPoston: 1)FOCUS#1HOWWILLWASHPOSTPREVENTYELLOWJOURNALISM ARROWSFROMLESSCREDIBLEMEDIASOURCESLIKEBLOGS BEINGSHARPENEDANDMADEINTOBULLETSLEVERAGING
THEWASHPOSTBRAND/AUDIENCELIKEPAIDCONTENTDEMONSTRATED? IwouldlovetohavesomeoneatWashPosthelpmeunderstandwhatwill bedonetopreventthissortofmudslingingfromoccuringinfuturebyWashPost. IthinkitsveryfoolishforyourbrandtopopfinancialblogswithNOBRANDS andDIFFERENTQUALITYLEVELStoliveunderyourBRANDNAME. YourOnlineFolksareveryrisktolerantiguess:)ortheydontvalue WashPostlikeMr.GrahamandaWarrenBuffetmight. Mypersonalrecommendation(takeitforwhatitsworth).Is thatyoushouldputclearbignoisybordersanddisclosuresaroundsyndicated content andindicatethattheWASHPOSTdoesntnecessarilyagreewiththisview,etc. REMEMBERTHOSEDISCLAIMERSONTVFOREDITORIALINFOMERCIALS,ETC. BINGOYouronrighttrack.TRANSPERANCYISGOODFORCONSUMERS!!! Ialsothinkyouneedacontentmoderationteamtoreviewwhathitsyourwire tostopstrongopinionsflowingoutoftheseyellowjournalismfocusedblogs. YouronlineteamhelpedbuildupthislittlefinancialblogthruYOURDISTRIBUTION andPUMPEDtheiraudienceup,sotheycouldgetboughtbyrivalpaperGuardian Media Grouplastweekfor$30milliondollars. IdidntreadthatWashPostownedanyequityormadeanymoneyfromthis. SonotonlyareWashPostshareholderstakingonriskofpromotingthese tabloidFinanceblogs,(techcrunchandothers)butshareholdersarenotgettingany ofthefinancialupside fromthehugelyvaluablePROMOTIONANDBRANDCREDITWashPost createdforPaidContent. FOCUS#2RESOLUTIONORRESTORATIONTOPRIORSTATEBEFOREMY INJURY/DEFAMATION ATTACK Iwouldliketoarrangeacallbetweenmyselfandmylegalrepandwouldlike tospeakwithwhoeverWashPostassignstobepointpersonon tryingtogetaresolutiontoissuewehavehere. BestRegards BradGreenspan
Chairman/CEOLiveUniverse HEREISWHATISENTPAIDCONTENTBOARDANDTHEYHAVE TAKENZEROACTIONANDNOTREPLIEDTOME.THEYIGNORED ISSUEANDJUSTFOCUSEDONCASHINGOUT$30MLNLASTWEEK. ToTheOutsideBoardMembersandShareholdersofContentNext: CharlieKoones AlanPatricof LarryKramer LastweekyourCEOusedtheContentNextwebsite todefameandinjuremycorporation,damageacurrenttransaction wewereengagedinwithapubliccorporation, andmanipulatethefactsbehindourproposal/offerweputout publicly. Rafatdecidedtodescribemeas: "TheProfessionalTroublemakerandcofounderofMyspace BradGreenspan" RafatthenpoppedthisintoyourDistributionGUN http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062701455.html BENEFITOFDOUBT: WeofcoursegivetheBENEFITOFTHEDOUBTIS UNLINKEDandwasuawareofMr.Rafat'sintenttopublishanarticle thatdescribedmetotheshockofassociates,employees,andfriends as: "TheProfessionalTroubleMakerandCoFounderofMyspaceBradGreenspan"
see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062701455.html LiveVideoNetwork's(iamceo)PressRelease: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2008/26/c8258.html Therefore IamdeeplytroubledbyRafatAli'sdecisionlastweektoLABELmeas'the Professional TroubleMaker'inanarticle(nothingmorethenashortgroupingoflinksrelatedto myrecentannouncedproposaltoPurchaseapubliclytraded CanadiancompanycalledJumptvbutwithafewSHOCKINGwordstakingtheplace ofdepthandfactsorsourcestobackuphisclaimofwhatidoforalivingaccording toMr.RafatAli. SODAMAGETOINDIVIDUAL'SREPUTATION,BRANDSANDCORPORATIONSIS ONETHING DAMAGETOAPUBLICTRANSACTIONFORABIDDINGPARTYISANOTHERTHING: OurGoalwastoputoutproposalforshareholdersofpublicJumpTVofour attemptandviewofasuperiorofferfromourfirmovertheTransaction AnnouncedbyJumpTVManagementJune9,2008withNeuLion(backedbyformer Computer AssociatesCharlesWang)...letscallthisTRANSACTIONA AndourGoalwastogivethemthebestinformationaboutourofferandtermsto decide inOctober2008whentheyhaveamandatoryshareholdervote,ifthey wanttovoteforTRANSACTIONAorvoteAGAINSTTRANSACTIONAsothey canpursueTRANSACTIONBorIFBOARDrealizes wearepresentingSuperiorOffertheycangowithourproposal. WealsoactuallythruourPROPOSALsuccesfullystoppedanattemptby Managementto issueNeuLion'sChairmanandJumpTVChairman,anew22%blockofstock PRIORtotheOctober2008SHAREHOLDERVOTE.(Managementhadplanned toclosethistransactiononJune28th,2008.) Iindicatedinmypressreleaseandmorestronglyinalettertomanagementthat
Ibelievedsellingabigblockofnewownershiptothebuyeraheadofthe shareholdervotesoundednotinthebestinterestsofshareholders(thecompany isnotwantingformoneyasithas$30millionincash). IalsobelieveregulatorsandrulesintheU.S.andCanadawouldstronglydiscourage atransactionsuchasJumpTVwasabouttoclose. OurProposalpinpointedthisandindicatedItWouldpreventShareholdersfrom GettingaFairVoteonIftheywantedtomoveforwardwiththetransaction becausenowNeuLiontheAcquirorcouldvotea20%stake,significantly reducingthethewill/abilityofthecommonstockholderstryingtovoteinwhat wasbest fortheirpocketbooks. Nasdaqandmostmarketshavea19.9%rulethisstuffistakensoseriously EvenProfessionalFinancialManipulator&ReporterRafatAli(Isthistypeof yellowjournalismihavesampledherewhatyouwanttobefundinggentlemen? Because yourorganizationclearlyneedstoreconsideritsmandateswhicharenothinglike theBOILERPLATEonyourwebsite) FYITheRealMaterialStoryisthatSHAREHOLDERSACHIEVEDBENEFIT BecauseNeulionFeatheredinitspressreleasethatitwasnow NOTgoingtoallowNeuliontobuythe20%stakePREShareholderVote InsteadofsellingthestocktoNeuLionthedayoftheannouncement, JumpTVdida180degreeturnandnowAnnounced(whilesupposedly unrelatedtorejectingmycompaniesproposa),thatJumpTVwouldNOTSELLa 20%block WITHOUTFIRSTGETTINGSHAREHOLDERAPPROVAL. THEYWOULDINDEEDINABETTERCORPORATEGOVERNANCEPOSTURELET SHAREHOLDERSVOTE TOAPPROVEITATSAMETIMETHEYVOTETOAPPROVE MERGERWITHNEULION(asitwasclearlyallpartofonebigtransaction). SowhetherourlettertoBoardandOffertoJumpTvhelpedcausethis,wewillnever know. ButIfTroubleMakingisdefinedasPromotingDemocracyandShareholderRightsin one'sbusiness dealings,thenIAMTROUBLE,DEALMEIN! GodforbidtroublemakingventurecapitalfirmsOfferBetterTermstoastartup companythen
anotherVCfirm!!! IfTroublemakingissupportingtheRulesofSupplyandDemandandFree Economics, thenIAMTROUBLE,DEALMEIN!! THEREFORENowshareholderswouldgettovotefreeandsavedfromadilutive event designedtodeprivethemofafairvotetodeterminetheirfate! Perhapsanotherfirminsteadofminewillnowcomemakeevenbetterofferto JUMPTVShareholders.Thattheywanttotake!AndBecausewehelped playaroleinpreventingacorporationfromworkingagainsttheinterestsofitsown shareholders,ShareholdersareinBetterEconomicSituation. WasMr.RafatAlinegligentorintentionallyusingthecorporatemachinetobuzz sawordamageafinancialoffer FirmA(myfirm)wasmakingtopubliclytradedFirmBJumpTV Iwassurprisedtoseeajournalistofaventurebackedcompanytreatsuchprecious financialeventwithsuch carelessness,alackofrespecttodistributingfact,andwantondisregardfor providingmeasuredunbiasedreporting. Note:Rafatdidntbothertocontactmyselformycorporationpriortodistributing his 'TroubleCreatingWords' Rafatdidnotactuallyprovidealinktoourpressrelease soreaderscouldatleastgetthebenefitofourcorporationssideof storysoastoevenhavereasonablechanceofdefending itselfineyesofmillionsofreaders. Rafatlinkedtoacanadianpaper'sbiasedorillresearched reportonourpressrelease(AndRafatclaimed thiswasthelinkto'SeeTheOffer'vs.theactualpressreleaseitself.) RAFATCREATEDANEGATIVEVIEWTOPUBLICSHAREHOLDERS ANDTHENLEDTHEMTOALINKWHICHWASANINACCURATE SOURCEOFTHEREALTERMS.(whichclearlyafinereporter thatwouldbeemployedbyyourfirmwouldknowtoputup therealMcCoytoservereadersbest.Certainlyeven moreimportantifMr.RafatAliwasshockingthe readerwithsuchnegativeconnotations/spintobeginwith) REALITY
Actuallyourviewandthestockholderswhovoted withbuyingsharesthedayofthepressrelease,sending JumpTVup20%forthedaywasto: deliverasuperioroffertoshareholdersofapublic companywhichwebelievedweachieved Suggestgoodcorporategovernancesoshareholders ofthispubliccompanygetchoicetodetermineviashareholder voteiftheywanttoaccepttheotherbidder'sofferor YELLOWJOURNALISM Soratherthentrytoaccuratelydescribetheeventorlink tomostaccurateelementsoftheevent,Rafatleverages Color.ColortoShockTheReaders.Distractthemand AmuseThem.....similarto"yellowjournalism" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism AndasItypeupwhathastranspired,Icantbutthinkthatyouasboard membershaveafiduciarydutytoyourshareholdersofyourfirms ormoneyyoumanageortotheshareholdersofContentNext. BUSINESSDEFAMATION: IhaveneverspokentoRafatthaticanrememberand thisdescriptionofmeisinmyviewdefamatatoryofmyself andmycompany. SEEITINBIGLIGHTSONWASHPOSTTHANKSRAFAT!! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062701455.html SobecauseRafat'shighpoweredbusinessdevelopmentandBoardMembers wereabletogetRafat's'blog'linkedinwithWashingtonPost,ContentNext hasnownotonlycausedsignificantdamagetomyreputationandinjured theCostofourcurrenttransactions,butContentNexthasMEGABLASTED outapatentlyfalsedefamatorydescriptionofwhoiamandwhatidoforaliving.
MYISSUEWHATITSOUNDSLIKETOMEANDTHOSEAROUNDME: Rafat'sfirstdescriptionofwhoiamthatthisreaderwillseeis "TheProfessionalTroubleMaker"indicatinginmyview: someonewhomakeshismoneyfromcausingtrouble. Troubleinageneralsensewithnomoreinformationprovided, resonatesmostwiththeGeneralPublic. Asin,CausingTrouble/MakingTroubleForandAgainsttheInterestsoftheGeneral Public. Sothisistheantithesisofwhoandwhatiamandwhatihaveaccomplished inmy35yearsoflife. PerhapsasiresearchedContentNextIshouldntbesurprisedwithRafat's StyleandSubstancebecauseyourincomeiscomingfromother highlysensationalisticsources.Inoticedonquickobservation thatYOURTOPLISTEDSPONSORISPEREZHILTON.COM !!!!!ContentNexthasitsmainsponsorhighlightedonthewebsiteforyour upcomingEconoCelebconferenceisPEREZHILTON.COM.!!!! http://www.contentnext.com/econceleb/ SoiwouldnotbestretchingtoseethatthereisanACTIVE **OUTOFCONTROL***CORPORATECULTURE thatCONTENTNEXT'sBOARDOFDIRECTORSwhichisallowing toaccelerateintoalessthenhonorabledirectionthentheinstitutionsand businessbrandsthecurrentBoardMembersofContentNextcomefrom!! Wowthisisstartingtobecomeaninterestingstorywiththese fortuitiousFACTSlikeperezhilton.comastheproudsponsorofyourupcoming event!!! Justsoyouguyscanhaveaneasywaytoseehowitfeelstobe labeledinasimilarwaybecauseIknowhowhardallofyou Larry,Alan,CharlieHowhardyouallworktobuildvaluefor shareholdersandtrytodogoodwork!!! Soijustgrabbedfromthesynonymof'trouble'andtriedto domybestRafatimpersonationoffthecuff...(***.sopleasedont takepersonally***)asIamnotgoingtopostthisontheWashington Post:)Idonothavethemeanstodothesamesyndicationdeal
butmoreimportantly,Idontbelieveyougentlemenarebehind thistypeofactivitythatRafatisdoinginthisexample.So belowismerelyforanextremewaythatyoumightunderstand foramoment,howIfeel(FreeofDamage:)unlikemyexperience withContentNexttheCorporation) SO: "TheroundofcapitalwasnotcompletedbytheProfessionalPestilentMakerand GreyCroftfounderAlanPatricof" "AnothermediacompanywaslaunchedtodaybyProfessionaldisturberand MarketwatchfounderLarryKramer" "JoiningtheNielsensasaseniorexecutive,ProfessionalBelligerenceStarterCharlie KoonesandformerVarietyseniorexec." 11resultsfor:trouble 110of11resultNext SynonymCollectionv1.1 MainEntry: trouble PartofSpeech: adjective Synonyms: agitated,arduous,belligerent,distressing,disturbing,fractious,inconvenient, laborious,lamentable,obstreperous,onerous,pestilent,refractory,solicitous, stormy,troubled,troublesome,troublous,turbulent,unruly,vexatious RESTITUTIONAtthemoment,Iwouldbewillingtoresolvethismatter for 1)Apublicapologythatisacceptableinformtomewherethe company(and/orRafat)acknowledgethisisnotanacceptablestandard ofjournalismandaninternalvettingprocessputinplacebyContentNext beforearticlescanqualifytobesentofftoSyndicatePartnerswhere thedamagefromthisrecklessnessbecomesamultipleofjustexisting onContentNext
2)SomeBlockofPromotionalCarriageorAdvertisingonyournetworkofa mutually agreeableamounttoallowmetopromotemycompaniesorbrandstohope tobe'madewhole'fromdamagesRafathascaused. IfyourcompanybelievesRafatisdoinggoodjobforcorporation withthistypeofContentCreation,thenIunderstandyourposition, andiwillconsidermynextcourseofaction. MYBIO IamanAmericanBusinessmanandentrepreneur,age35.Ihavenocriminal convictions. NoSECchargesagainstmeormycorporationswheniranthem. Youcanfindmoreinformationonmealbeitabitoutdatedat www.bradgreenspan.com.IsuggestviewingmyCNBCinterview withMariaBartelomoifyouarenotfamiliarwithme. Ihavealistofwebsitesihavecreatedthatalmostanyinternetentrepreneurwould beenviousof. IcreatedMyspaceasCEOofeUniversein2003(whichifounded IamChairmanofBorbaNutraceuticalsandsitonBoardwithLibertyMediaRep andJV'dwithAnheusierBusch IamcoinvestorwithKhoslaVenturesinDrathsaninnovativebiotechcompany Iseedfunded IhavecreatedLiveUniverseandammajoritystockholder(35websitesandover50 millionuniqueuserspermonth) IhavecreatedBroadWebasiaadammajoritystockholderTopvideositenetwork inChinawithover80millionuniqueusers./ Note:LiveUniverseownslargestakeinLiveLeak.comTopuncensoredNews website withover8millionuniquespermonth. Iamalsoastrongbelieverinprotectingtherightsofmomandpopinvestor.The65 yearoldGrandMawith 2000sharesofJumpTVthatsheboughtat$5.00persharebecauseabroker pressuredherandnow sheisprayingthatitwillonedayrecover.Thesearetheleastinformedandmost vulnerable peoplethataresoldsecuritieseverydaybyWallStreetFirms.TheWallStreetFirms
arepeddlingdreamsandstoriesthataredeliveredtothemfromVentureCapital firmswhoprosper fromtheexitstrategiesthatareFundedbymillionsofmom&popinvestors. IalsoamabigfanofAmericanDemocracyanddislikecensorshipoccurringin media. SOPLEASESOMEONEEXPLAINWHYISHOULDHAVEMYHARDWORK TARANDFEATHEREDBYYOURCOMPANY?WHYAMIAPROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER.CANYOURCOMPANYPROVETHIS? ITHINKITSAFALSEANDMALICIOUSSTATEMENTANDTHEREISNO PLACEFORTHISUNSUBSTANTIATEDANDVENOMOUSCRAPINTHE WASHINGTONPOST ORANYONLINEMEDIAPROPERTYTHATWANTSTOBEVIEWEDASLEGITIMATE NEWS. YOURMISSIONSTATEMENTSAYS: FoundedbyjournalistRafatAliin2002,thecompany'snewssiteschroniclethe economicevolutionofdigitalcontentthatisshapingthefutureofthemedia, informationandentertainmentindustries.Ourbeliefisthatinthenearfuture,all mediawillbedigitalmedia,andwearehelpingdefinesustainablebusinessmodels andinnovationwithinthissector. Rafatalsochoosetodescribemeinthismannerwhilealso choosingtonotlinkormentiontheactualtruesource/pressreleasemycompany put onthenewswire,insteadlinkingmerelytootherpublisher'sstories andpointingusersthereandindicatingthiswasthe'source'ofmyproposal (wheninfacttherewasaverylengthypressreleasewhichwouldhave besthelpedreadershearbothsidesfromthesources). July23rd,2008|RooseveltHotel,Hollywood
EconCelebisaconferencecenteredontheevolvinglandscapeofgossipinthemedia andhowbloggershaveeffectivelymovedthetopiconlinefromprint.Ourfirst editionwillbeonJuly23,attheHollywoodRooseveltHotel. 4resultsfor:troublemaker (BrowseNearbyEntries) Troublemaker TroublemakerSaveonexactlywhatyouneed! www.half.com SponsoredLink Dictionary.comUnabridged(v1.1)CiteThisSourceShareThis troublemakerAudioHelp[truhbuhlmeyker]PronunciationKeyShowIPA Pronunciation noun apersonwhocausesdifficulties,distress,worry,etc.,forothers,esp.onewhodoes sohabituallyasamatterofmalice. [Origin:191015;trouble+maker] Relatedforms troublemaking,noun Synonymsinstigator,fomenter,inciter,rabblerouser. GOOGLEPROVIDEDsomeinterestiglinksforwhere'professionaltroublemaker' hits: http://www.obermayer.us/award/awardees/kastnereng.htm (DressespeopleuplikeNazisinmiddleofstreetinGermany) 2) MinnesotaRaindog ResponsetoOriginalmessage 3."Professionaltroublemaker"?Howabout"ProfessionalAsshole"? JoinedMarch30,2008
Contact:CharlieKoones Title:GroupVicePresident/Publisher Phone:(323)9654441 EMail:ckoones@variety.reedbusiness.com LARRYKRAMER http://www.lostremote.com/2006/11/06/larrykrameroutaspresidentofcbs digitalmedia/ President,CBSDigitalMedia KrameroverseestheInternetanddigitalassetsoftheCBSnetworkasheadofthe newlyformedDigitalMediadivisioninApril2005. PriortojoiningCBSDigitalMediaKramerfoundedMarketWatch.com.Hefirst proposedthecreationofthejointventurebetweenDataBroadcastingCorp.andCBS andhasledthecompanythroughitslaunchinOct.1997.Healsomanagedthe companythroughitssuccessfulIPOinJanuary1999. KramerjoinedDataBroadcastingCorporationin1994followingitsacquisitionof DataSporttorunaSportsandNewsDivision.TherehecreatedDBCNews,the predecessorcompanytoMarketWatch.comandservedasVicePresidentofNews, Sports,&MarketingforDBC.Asfounder,President&ExecutiveEditorofDataSport Inc.from19911994,hecreatedSporTrax,ahandheldsportsinformationmonitor, launchedunderamarketingagreementwithTheSportingNews.Priortofounding DataSport,Kramerspentmorethan20yearsinjournalismasareporterandeditor. Hestartedhiscareerin1974asareporterfortheSanFranciscoExaminer.In1977 hebecameafinancialreporterforTheWashingtonPost.In1980thePostpromoted himtoExecutiveEditorofTheTrenton(NJ)Times.In1982hereturnedtothePost toservefirstasassistanttoExecutiveEditorBenjaminC.Bradleeandlateras AssistantManagingEditorandMetroEditor.In1986hereturnedtotheSan FranciscoExaminerasExecutiveEditor.In1991helefttheExaminertostartData Sport. Duringhisdistinguishedcareerinthenewspaperbusiness,hehaswonaNational PressClubAward,GeraldE.LoebAwardandAssociatedPressAwardsforreporting. HisstaffshavewonthePulitzerPrize,OverseasPressClubAward,SeldonRing InvestigativeReportingAwardandNationalHeadlinersAward.