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AAN CAN Sales Contest Heats Up

By AAN Staff
july 1, 2005  11:30 am
Nine contestants are vying for the grand prize, which includes a free trip for two to New York and $3,000 cash. Jockeying for position as the July 29 finish line approaches are Micah Bellieuh of Boston Phoenix; Marc Desilets of Tucson Weekly; Clare Nisbet of Santa Barbara Independent; Shelby Kapka of San Luis Obispo New Times; Robby Robbins of Independent Weekly; Kenneth Roberts of Tucson Weekly; Kathleen Schroer of The Athens News; Mark Stevens of Independent Weekly; and Joel Valez-Stokes of New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Collectively, the contestants have sold more than $44,000 of national and regional ads to new clients, and earned more than $11,000 in commissions for their papers. With four weeks remaining in the contest, it’s not too late to join the race. Contact Tiffany Kildale at tkildale@aan.org for more information.