CHICAGO, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcast news outlets
will now have access to Cars.com's expert editorial staff 24 hours
a day, seven days a week through Cars.com's new live broadcast
studio.
Cars.com, which is owned by the Tribune Company, The Washington
Post Company, Gannett Co., Inc., Belo and The McClatchy Company,
has an extensive editorial team that can offer unbiased, expert
perspective on the automotive industry. Areas of expertise
include breaking automotive industry news, automotive business
analysis, alternative fuels/drivetrains, consumer buying intent and
demand, perspective on new car models, automotive technology, car
shopping advice, car selling advice, family cars and more.
Cars.com has teamed up with VideoLink to install their Readycam®
system at Cars.com's corporate offices. The system offers
live or taped interviews for your news broadcast,
anytime.
Editorial experts at Cars.com that are available for interview
include:
Patrick Olsen – Editor
in Chief – Patrick heads the Cars.com editorial team and covers
a wide range of topics in the automotive industry including
industry news, analysis and consumer advice. Patrick has been
a regular on local and national television programs to discuss
everything from the recent Toyota recall news and the government's
Cash for Clunkers program, to original Cars.com site content and
analysis including the Cars.com American Made Index.
Joe Wiesenfelder –
Senior Editor – Joe joined Cars.com in September 1997 as one of its first employees and
has more than a decade of automotive journalism experience.
Since he joined Cars.com he has been an integral part of the
editorial staff, from new car reviews to expert advice on vehicle
safety and green/fuel related technologies, Joe has covered a wide
range of automotive issues in his career. Joe has served as
an expert automotive resource for countless newspaper and national
television interviews. He frequently appears on national
networks in response to breaking industry news.
David Thomas – Senior
Editor – David is in charge of Cars.com's consumer blog
KickingTires, where he writes daily about the latest developments
in the auto industry with an eye to what is most important to car
shoppers. He also oversees Cars.com's Ask.Cars.com web site,
where he and the team answer consumer questions about cars and the
car shopping process. Before coming to Cars.com he was online
editor for MPH Magazine, and was one of the forerunners of
commercial blogging when he launched and edited Autoblog in
2004.
Kristin Varela* –
Senior Editor /Chief Mom – Kristin is the Chief Mom at
Cars.com's blog Mother Proof. Mother Proof is dedicated to
providing women in general and mothers in particular with useful
and entertaining new-car reviews. The site's innovative
reviews are straightforward and casual, written by the Mother Proof
mom-reviewers from one woman to another.
About Cars.com
Cars.com is the leading destination for online car shoppers,
offering credible, easy-to-understand information from consumers
and experts to help buyers formulate opinions on what to buy, where
to buy and how much to pay for a car. With comprehensive
pricing information, side-by-side comparison tools, photo
galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and a large selection
of new- and used-car inventory, Cars.com puts millions of car
buyers in control of their shopping process with the information
they need to make confident buying decisions.
Launched in June 1998, Cars.com is
a division of Classified Ventures, LLC, which is owned by leading
media companies, including Belo (NYSE: BLC), Gannett Co., Inc.
(NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and
The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
SOURCE Cars.com