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Steven Larken, the new national sales representative for the National Newspaper Publishers
Association with the association’s President Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
Leading Media Industry Sales
Steven Larkin, a seasoned adver
tising sales leader, is the new na
tional sales representative with the
N ational New spaper Publishers
Association (NNPA), a group rep
resenting over 200 African-Ameri
can newspapers across the coun
try, including the Portland Observer.
Larkin reports directly to Dr. Ben
jam in F. Chavis Jr., the president
and chief executive officer of the
media group which reaches over
20.1 million readers per week.
Larken is an innovator who has
positioned and sold print and digi
tal ad space to national advertisers
for more than two decades. He is
from Los Angeles.
“His hands-on experience devel
oping breakthrough advertising
solutions for Merck Pharmaceuti
cals, The National American Red
Cross, NAACP and Con Edison will
make him an instant asset to our
members,” said Chavis.
"I am excited to officially work
with the NNPA, as it is at the fore
front o f the African-American me
dia industry. I look forward to bring
ing new, exciting opportunities to
national advertisers", said Larkin.
For more information, call Larkin
at202-834-8375