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Saga Communications is a leading radio broadcaster, with more than 90 stations serving about 25 markets in 15 states offering a variety of formats, including sports, talk, and news, as well as several music formats. Most of the stations serve small and midsized markets; the company typically has clusters of stations in each market, allowing it to combine certain business functions. Saga also operates five regional radio networks. In addition, the company owns a portfolio of five full-power and four low-power TV stations in Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. Chairman and CEO Edward Christian has about two-thirds control of Saga.

WGBH Educational Foundation owns and operates the WGBH public TV and radio stations that serve the Boston area. Its television operations include several digital channels (WGBH Create, WGBH World) as well as an on-demand service. WGBH is also one of the largest producers of programming for the Public Broadcasting Service, including such shows as Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, and Nova. The foundation gets funding from corporate grants and individual contributions, as well as from PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. WGBH first hit the airwaves in 1951.

Point b provides broadcast, outdoor, and print advertising, as well as branding, corporate and investor relations communications, and public relations to start-up and FORTUNE 500 companies. The agency helps companies buff up their image with new logos and slogans, launch new products or services, or communicate with employees and investors. Its clients are primarily in the health care, financial services, manufacturing, retail, and technology fields. CEO Patricia Babuka founded the company as custom-publication printer Business Edition Network in 1986, changing its name to Point b in 1998. Companies that choose Point b for their advertising and marketing jobs always know where the project is headed.

Rhythm & Hues Studios dances to the pulse of the movie industry. A leading post-production and special effects firm, the company's services include film, advertisement, and production design, as well as live action visual effects used in commercials. Rhythm & Hues has put its digital stamp on such features as Happy Feet, Superman Returns, and X-Men 2. Its work on the movies Babe and The Golden Compass earned Rhythm company Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects. Notable ad campaigns have includes the Coca-Cola Polar Bears and GEICO's Gecko.

Addison Whitney constructs identities and brands for its clients, with a particular emphasis on product and brand naming. It develops and implements brands across the Internet as well as designs verbal strategies and logos. Operating offices in Germany and San Francisco, the firm has served such clients as DuPont, Duracell, Pfizer, and Eli Lilly and Co. In May 2007, inVentiv Health, a communications and outsourcing services firm specializing in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries, acquired the company.

Prisma Presse knows what's on the tube. Prisma Presse company, France's #2 magazine publisher (behind Lagardere Active) publishes 20 magazines, including the popular television listings Tele 2 Semaines, Tele-Loisirs, and TV Grandes Chaines. Other Prima Presse titles include women's magazines Femme Actuelle and Prima, business magazines Capital and Management, as well as National Geographic France. Prisma Presse also publishes each magazine's Web site. Altogether, its magazines have an annual circulation of more than 270 million (the entire population of France is 62 million). Prisma Presse is a subsidiary of German publisher Gruner + Jahr.

Established in 1994 by President and CEO Jeanne Achille, The Devon Group has offices in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and London. The Devon Group Public Relations offers its clients several communications and promotional services, including media relations, strategic communications, crisis communications, trade show management, media coaching, social media marketing, and competitive intelligence research. The agency also acts as a speakers' bureau, securing keynote speakers and panelists for conferences around the world. It has worked with such clients as Authoria, Ceridian and Kenexa.

Booyah Networks is all over digital marketing, but they aren't shouting about it. Consisting of the Booyah Agency and subsidiary SpotXchange, Booyah Networks provides expertise in search engine marketing and online video advertising. The Booyah Agency helps clients improve their prominence on the Web by utilizing search engine optimization, paid inclusion, and pay-per-click marketing options. Focused on online video, SpotXchange connects video publishers with advertisers and allows advertisers to target specific markets through its ad management platform. SpotXchange also hosts the commercials in multiple formats, inserts them into the video, and provides campaign tracking and reporting.

Owner-president John Deveney founded Deveney Communication in 1996. Deveney Communication succeeds when its clients' communication programs succeed. The firm offers its clients a variety of public relations and marketing communications services, including media relations, strategic planning, crisis communications, media training, and Internet marketing. Deveney Communication serves both large national accounts and regional clients along the Gulf Coast. Clients have included such notables names as Cox Communications, DIRECTV, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Starbucks, and Blockbuster.

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