Exhibit 24
SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AND SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO)
RELATING TO DEBT SECURITIES OF
ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director or
officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company (the "Company")
constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and Stephen P. Gibson his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, and each of them with full power to act without the other for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and
file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement relating to the registration of
$275,000,000 of the Company's debt to be offered in exchange for certain of the
Company's outstanding debt securities and any and all supplements and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments or applications for withdrawal
thereof), and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his name and seal
the 7th day of January, 2003.
/s/ Joe L. Allbritton
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Joe L. Allbritton
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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AND SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO)
RELATING TO DEBT SECURITIES OF
ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director or
officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company (the "Company")
constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and Stephen P. Gibson her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, and each of them with full power to act without the other for
her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and
file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement relating to the registration of
$275,000,000 of the Company's debt to be offered in exchange for certain of the
Company's outstanding debt securities and any and all supplements and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments or applications for withdrawal
thereof), and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her name and seal
the 7th day of January, 2003.
/s/ Barbara B. Allbritton
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Barbara B. Allbritton
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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AND SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO)
RELATING TO DEBT SECURITIES OF
ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director or
officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company (the "Company")
constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and Stephen P. Gibson his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, and each of them with full power to act without the other for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and
file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement relating to the registration of
$275,000,000 of the Company's debt to be offered in exchange for certain of the
Company's outstanding debt securities and any and all supplements and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments or applications for withdrawal
thereof), and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his name and seal
the 7th day of January, 2003.
/s/ Robert L. Allbritton
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Robert L. Allbritton
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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AND SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO)
RELATING TO DEBT SECURITIES OF
ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director or
officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company (the "Company")
constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and Stephen P. Gibson his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, and each of them with full power to act without the other for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and
file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement relating to the registration of
$275,000,000 of the Company's debt to be offered in exchange for certain of the
Company's outstanding debt securities and any and all supplements and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments or applications for withdrawal
thereof), and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his name and seal
the 7th day of January, 2003.
/s/ Lawrence I. Hebert
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Lawrence I. Hebert
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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AND SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO)
RELATING TO DEBT SECURITIES OF
ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director or
officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company (the "Company")
constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and Stephen P. Gibson his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, and each of them with full power to act without the other for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and
file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement relating to the registration of
$275,000,000 of the Company's debt to be offered in exchange for certain of the
Company's outstanding debt securities and any and all supplements and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments or applications for withdrawal
thereof), and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his name and seal
the 7th day of January, 2003.
/s/ Frederick J. Ryan, Jr.
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Frederick J.Ryan, Jr.
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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AND SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO)
RELATING TO DEBT SECURITIES OF
ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director or
officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company (the "Company")
constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and with full
power to act for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to execute and file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a Registration Statement relating to the
registration of $275,000,000 of the Company's debt to be offered in exchange for
certain of the Company's outstanding debt securities and any and all supplements
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or applications for
withdrawal thereof), and all matters required by the Commission in connection
with such registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his name and seal
the 7th day of January, 2003.
/s/ Stephen P. Gibson
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Stephen P. Gibson
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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AND SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO)
RELATING TO DEBT SECURITIES OF
ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director or
officer, or both, of Allbritton Communications Company (the "Company")
constitutes and appoints Jerald N. Fritz and Stephen P. Gibson her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, and each of them with full power to act without the other for
her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and
file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement relating to the registration of
$275,000,000 of the Company's debt to be offered in exchange for certain of the
Company's outstanding debt securities and any and all supplements and amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments or applications for withdrawal
thereof), and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her name and seal
the 7th day of January, 2003.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Haley
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Elizabeth A. Haley
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