Gabelli & Company to Host Forum on Fisher Communications

RYE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gabelli & Company, Inc. will host a meeting on Thursday, April 21 in New York to discuss FrontFour Capital Group’s recent proposal to nominate four individuals to the Board of Directors of Fisher Communications. This will be a forum for both Fisher and FrontFour to present their views to institutional investors.

Colleen Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Fisher Communications (NASDAQ: FSCI) will represent the company. David Lorber will present on behalf of FrontFour Capital.

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Fisher Communications owns thirteen full-power and seven low-power TV stations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The company also operates ten radio stations and owns a 300,000 square foot office plaza in downtown Seattle.

FrontFour Capital Group, headquartered in Stamford, CT, is a fundamentally based, value focused event driven fund.

Gabelli & Company, Inc., an institutional research and brokerage firm, is a subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL).

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