Lynch Interactive Corporation Names John Barnicle President and CEO

Lynch Interactive Corporation (AMEX:LIC) announced today
that John Barnicle is joining the Company as its President. He will be
the Chief Operating Officer until November 15, 2005 and, on that date,
will become the Chief Executive Officer. Mario J. Gabelli, who is
currently the Company's Chief Executive Officer, will remain the
Company's Chairman of the Board from and after November 15, 2005.
   "John brings a wealth of experience in many facets of the
telecommunications industry. While our operating telephone companies
face several regulatory and competitive hurdles, John and I are
committed to continuing to provide state-of- the-art
telecommunications services to the communities which Lynch Interactive
currently serves, giving them the tools to grow and create jobs for
the twenty-first century," said Mr. Gabelli.
   Mr. Barnicle served most recently as President and Chief Operating
Officer of Neutral Tandem Inc., which provides competitive exchange
carriers with neutral inter-carrier exchange for transit and switched
access. Prior to Neutral Tandem, he was a founder, director, and Chief
Operating Officer of Focal Communications Corp. from 1996 through
2002. There he was responsible for all day-to-day activities for the
company and helped grow revenues to over $350 million per year over
this period. In 1999, Ernst & Young named Mr. Barnicle Regional
Entrepreneur of the Year. With more than 19 years of
telecommunications experience, he has held senior positions at such
companies as MFS Communications, Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Company
and Centel Corp. At MFS, he served as vice president of marketing for
North America and led the integration of disparate marketing
organizations from various MFS subsidiaries. As Vice President at Duff
and Phelps Credit Rating Co, Mr. Barnicle issued credit ratings and
research reports on public debt instruments of major
telecommunications companies. His clients included top IXC, cable,
wireless, and emerging wireline companies. Mr. Barnicle held a variety
of technical and marketing positions while at Centel. He received a
BSEE from the University of Illinois, and is married with twin
daughters.

   Release 05-11