NewCoordinates Places Lourdes (Lou) Hudson as SVP, Integrated Media at Phoenix Media/Communications Group

(November 17, 2008) --NewCoordinates partnered with the privately-held Phoenix Media/Communications Group in Boston to recruit Lou Hudson, an experienced integrated media sales executive, to its senior management team. Lou was named to a new role, SVP Integrated Media Sales, responsible for accelerating the delivery of integrated print, digital, radio, and mobile marketing solutions for key advertisers. Lou reports to Brad Mindich, president, and will be relocating to Boston.

Lou comes to Phoenix Media with versatile experience in national and local media. Most recently, she was VP, Sales and Marketing for RiseUp Publications, a consumer magazine start-up aimed at multicultural audiences. She was previously Retail Ad Director at the Philadelphia Inquirer; National Sales Director for Knight Ridder’s national newspaper network, and a founding East Coast Sales exec at Tribune Media Net. Lou is a graduate of University of Texas, Arlington.

Phoenix Media/Communications Group is a 40-year-old privately-owned regional multi-media company based in Boston, and one of the most well-established alternative media companies in the country. Its brands include the Boston Phoenix, Providence Phoenix, and Portland Phoenix; alternative rock station WFNX; Stuff@Night Magazine; and Phoenix Interactive. www.thephoenix.com.