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Sun-Times Media Group President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Surkamer Nominated To Suburban Newspapers of America Board of Directors

Monday 24. August 2009 - Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SUTMQ) announced today that Rick Surkamer, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sun-Times Media Group, was nominated to and endorsed by the Suburban Newspapers of America Board of Directors. The full SNA membership will officially vote on his nomination on September 23, 2009, and upon successful completion of that vote, he will become a Director on the Board.

Mr. Surkamer, 56, has served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Sun-Times News Group since September 2007 and was named President in February 2009. Mr. Surkamer joined the Company in January 2007 as Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining the Sun-Times News Group, Mr. Surkamer was President and Chief Operating Officer of Rollex Corp., a manufacturer and distributor of building products based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Mr. Surkamer began his career in newspapers with the Chicago Tribune, where he held a variety of managerial positions in circulation, distribution and production.

Mr. Surkamer has served on numerous boards, including the Illinois Alliance for Manufacturing; the Economic Development Council of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce as a Founding Chair and Member; and the International Newspaper Group as past Chairman.