Company: SGA
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-033247
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Company: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: DEF 14A
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 years. He initially served as Director of Sales for the Company’s radio stations in Columbus, Ohio until 2006 when he left Saga to serve as general manager of radio clusters of other broadcast companies until 2011. In 2011, Mr. Forgy rejoined Saga as President and General Manager of our Columbus, Ohio market where he served until being promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations in May 2018. Thereafter, he was appointed to President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the Company effective as of December 7, 2022.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 We believe that Mr. Forgy’s qualifications to sit on our Board include his more than twenty-five years of professional service in the broadcast industry, including his more than twenty years of service as an employee of the Company, more than five years as our Senior Vice President of Operations, and current tenure as President & CEO of the Company.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Since December, 2022 Mr. Lada has presided as Chairman of the Board for the Company. Mr. Lada served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company from March 2016 to June 30, 2018 and also served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 22, 2022 to December 7, 2022. Mr. Lada graduated with a bachelor degree from University of Wisconsin in Communication Arts. He began his broadcast career in 1976 and served in various executive capacities for several broadcast companies before joining our Company in 1991. He began with Saga as VP/​General Manager in Springfield, MA and also as a Regional Vice President for Saga Communications of New England. Thereafter, Mr. Lada held several executive corporate management positions with the Company. Lada also served on the Executive Board of Directors for the Radio Advertising Bureau and served on the Board of the Radio Music License Committee. 
 We believe that Mr. Lada’s qualifications to sit on our Board include his extensive experience of more than forty-three years in the broadcast industry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | ​ 
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| Michael Scafidi, 49      | ​ | ​ | Mr.