Press Release

Contact: Ron Gividen  513-870-8500  rgividen@escortradar.com

President of Escort Inc. "Entrepreneur of the Year"

Greg Blair is 2002 National Ernst & Young® Entrepreneur Winner

West Chester, Ohio, December 12, 2002: Nearly five years of overwhelming success as the head of the undisputed leader in consumer radar detectors, Escort Inc., President Greg Blair has been named the winner of the 2002 National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® award. The honor, awarded in Palm Springs, California, at a gala hosted by comedian Jay Leno, did not come without competition. Award winners in 9 categories were narrowed from more than 4,400 nominees from throughout the United States. Escort is the "Emerging Company" category winner.

Of Escort's success: "Have a plan, focus on what you do, and stick to it," says Greg Blair. That plan, recognized for its unquenchable entrepreneurial success, has resulted in a product line considered to be tops in the industry. Blair's employees have consistently designed, marketed, and manufactured the highest performing, highest quality radar detectors in the world. Blair, when asked about Escort's superior products and consistency, likened his company's performance to a car race, "If the car breaks, you don't win. In order to win, you must be there at the finish."

As Blair looks to the future, he assures that Escort Inc. will "...run lean and continue to do what it does best - manufacture and design the world's best radar detectors."

Escort Inc. created the high-performance radar detector market in 1978, and has been issued more patents in the radar detector field than all radar detector manufacturers combined. ESCORT also manufactures the award-winning Passport 8500 X50, cordless Solo S2, Passport 7500S, and the Passport SR7 radar and laser detectors.

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