"Focus Washington is a fun and modern way to talk about serious politicaland economic issues in these tumultuous times in the nation's capital,"said Conconi. "I look forward to using the platform to speak withnewsmakers, clients and purely interesting personalities to providebite-sized news that is actually relevant to the day."

Conconi, who is currently senior counselor of Qorvis Communications,previously served as editor at large of The Washingtonian magazine, beforewhich he wrote the daily "Personalities" column in the Washington Post forseven years. Conconi was also a reporter/commentator for WTTG Channel 5 andNews Channel 8, and on WMAL radio and WBAL in Baltimore. Conconi has been areporter for the Washington Evening Star, the Cleveland Plain Dealer,Chicago's American, the City News Bureau of Chicago, and the Toledo Blade.

In one of his first programs, Conconi interviews the enigmaticWashington-insider AlexanderMirtchev, founder and chairman of the Krull Corporation. As an economist whogrew up under Communist rule in Bulgaria and who later came to excel in thefree-market of the U.S., Dr. Mirtchev provides a unique perspective on thecurrent economic situation, both in the U.S. and in emerging markets.Mirtchev, who has been the non-executive director of multi-billion dollarenterprises, will appear regularly on Focus Washington.

"As I first encountered Alexander Mirtchev, who is a client at Qorvis, Irealized he is the type of fascinating figure who general audiences havelittle access to, but is a major player in how Washington actuallyoperates. Mirtchev's first interview provides a very rare perspective onthis massive bailout our government is considering," said Conconi. "OnFocus Washington, we hope to have other guests who can provide nuggets ofnews that insiders actually can use."

Conconi also will be receiving weekly updates on the campaign trail fromsenior Democratic strategist Rich Masters. Masters is recognized as one ofthe top political and media relations experts in the U.S. and is also apartner at Qorvis.

Focus Washington will be streamed to subscribers. It will also be availableon its own YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/focuswashington.

For more information contact Matt J. Lauer, Qorvis Communications, +1-202-683-3127 ormlauer@qorvis.com.

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