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CEO to be the First Recipient of the Rising Star Award Given by the Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center

ATLANTA (January 31, 2008) - President and CEO of Johnson Media Inc., Kevin D. Johnson, will accept the first ever Rising Star Award given by the Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center. The award will be presented during the First Annual I.C.E. (Innovative, Creative, Entrepreneur) Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, as a part of the Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center Conference.

"To be the first ever recipient of this award is quite a meaningful honor. Even more significant is the fact that it comes from my alma mater, the very place where I started my business," commented Johnson.

Johnson, recently honored also by Kennesaw State University's business school, is founder and president of Johnson Media Inc., one of Atlanta's fastest growing marketing and communications companies. He has over eight years of experience leading his innovative company that serves many of the most successful Fortune 100 businesses today.

About Johnson Media Inc.

Johnson Media Inc. is one of Atlanta's fastest growing private companies. An innovative marketing and communications leader, Johnson Media Inc. specializes in strategy development for Fortune 100 companies. Likewise, it excels at strategy implementation which includes, but is not limited to, services such as social media marketing, custom publishing, graphic and web design, video production and editing, and media placement. The company also owns and operates major media brands that are successful in television, in print, and on the web. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Johnson Media Inc. was founded in 2000. Clients include Mercedes-Benz, RBC Centura, Target, McDonald's, Accenture, Bermuda Department of Tourism, Papa John's, and JP Morgan.

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