BEASLEY BROADCAST SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF ABLE ACADEMY
TO POSITIVELY IMPACT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

NAPLES, Florida, March 5, 2008 – Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBGI), a large- and mid-size market radio broadcaster, is pleased to report their recent $3,000.00 contribution to ABLE (Applied Behavioral Learning Enterprises) Academy, a not-for-profit Southwest Florida organization positively impacting children with autism and other developmental delays and their families. 
In existence since 1996, ABLE Academy offers assessment, individual and group intervention to children, adolescents, and adults, as well as parent and staff training, program development and consultation to organizations nation-wide through a professional team of Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Educators, a Speech Language Pathologist, and Researchers. 
Financial contributions help provide:

• Scholarship funds to help families offset the exorbitant expenses related to therapeutic intervention for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities
• Outreach programs to provide in-home training to families of individuals with autism and developmental delays.
• Increased community awareness to assist with developing life options for individuals with autism and developmental delays and their families

“Autism strikes 1 in 150 children, affecting approximately 1.5 million Americans,” said ABLE Academy’s founder, Colleen Cornwall, MS, BCBA. “More than 5,000 current peer-reviewed journal articles offer study after study correlating rapid acquisition of skills and improved learner outcomes to Applied Behavior Analysis – which is what we provide.”

Brian Beasley, Beasley’s Vice President of Operations, commented, “ABLE Academy has made a huge difference in the lives of children and families dealing with autism.  We will continue to support their efforts in every way we can.”

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