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The following press release was issued by Fisher Communications, Inc. on April 21, 2008:
(FISHER COMMUNICATIONS LOGO)
MEDIA RELEASE
ISS RECOMMENDS THAT FISHER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR
2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
SEATTLE—(MARKETWIRE)—April 21, 2008—Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI) announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has issued voting recommendations in connection with the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. ISS is recommending that Fisher’s shareholders vote FOR the approval of the Fisher Communications, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. ISS also recommended that shareholders vote FOR each of the Company’s nominees for director.
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About Fisher Communications
Fisher Communications, Inc. is a Seattle-based communications company that owns and operates 13 full power television stations (including a 50%-owned television station), eight low power television stations and eight radio stations in the Western United States. The Company owns and operates Fisher Pathways, a satellite and fiber transmission provider; Fisher Plaza, a media, telecommunications, and data center facility located near downtown Seattle; and Pegasus News, an online start-up and hyper-local media pioneer based in Dallas. For more information about Fisher Communications, Inc., go to www.fsci.com.
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  Name:   Colleen B. Brown
 
  Title:   President & CEO
 
  Company:   Fisher Communications, Inc.
 
  Phone:   (206) 404-6783
 
  E-mail:   cbrown@fsci.com