ˈɛzɛl, hˌuː sˈɜːvd ɔnðə sˈɪɾi pˈeɪpɚz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ kəmˈɪɾi fɔːɹ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz, ɪz ðə tʃˈiːf faɪnˈænʃəl ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌv tˈɑːmpsən məʃˈiːnɚɹi kˈɑːmɜːs kˈoːɹp., hˌuːz ˈoʊnɚz wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ bˈaɪ ðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ.
Ezzell, who served on The City Paper’s operating committee for three years, is the chief financial officer of Thompson Machinery Commerce Corp., whose owners would later buy the newspaper.