April 30, 2007

Journal Register Company Hires Vice President, Interactive Media

Yardley, PA – Journal Register Company (NYSE:JRC) announced today that Daryl Hively, a 22 year veteran of print and new media advertising, has joined the Company as Vice President, Interactive Media. Mr. Hively comes to Journal Register Company from The E.W. Scripps Company, where he was Corporate Director of Business Development for the Interactive Newspaper division.

“Daryl’s leadership experience both in traditional and new media advertising, along with his strong industry relationships, will be a great asset to Journal Register Company as we continue to drive growth in our new media offerings,” said Robert M. Jelenic, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Journal Register Company. “One of Daryl’s top priorities will be to monetize the Company’s proprietary hyper-local content as we roll-out our new multi-media online platform to all of our clusters.”

Prior to E.W. Scripps, Mr. Hively spent six years as Director of Sales at Advance Publication’s Cleveland.com where he played a key role in marketing online advertising to local and regional clients.

Mr. Hively received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Advertising from the University of Florida in 1985.

About Journal Register Company

Journal Register Company is a leading U.S. media company. Journal Register Company owns 22 daily newspapers and 345 non-daily publications. Journal Register Company currently operates 222 individual Web sites that are affiliated with the Company's daily newspapers, non-daily publications and its network of employment Web sites. These Web sites can be accessed at www.JournalRegister.com. All of the Company’s operations are strategically clustered in six geographic areas: Greater Philadelphia; Michigan; Connecticut; Greater Cleveland; and the Capital- Saratoga and Mid-Hudson regions of New York. The Company owns JobsInTheUS, a network of 19 premier employment Web sites.