SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BRADY BRIAN (Last) (First) (Middle) 2111 UNIVERSITY PARK DRIVE, SUITE 650 (Street) OKEMOS MI 48864 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC [ SGA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/30/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	12/30/2005		M		1,176	A	$0.01	1,176	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$0.01	12/30/2005		M			1,176	01/31/2005	01/31/2015	Class A Common Stock	1,176	$0.01	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

Exhibit Index Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	Fred B. Green as attorney in fact	01/03/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and
appoints Samuel D. Bush, Marcia Lobaito, Fred B. Green and Carrie Leahy, signing
singly, and each of them, the undersigneds true and lawful attorneys in fact
and agents, with full power of substitution, and resubstitution for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to:

(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigneds capacity
as an officer and/or director of Saga Communications, Inc. (the Company),
Forms 3, 4, 5 and ID and all other forms that may be required to be filed by the
undersigned from time to time under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules promulgated thereunder;

(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute such forms and/or any
amendments to such forms and timely file such forms or any amendments with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney in fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney in fact pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney in fact may approve in such attorney in facts
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney in fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney in fact and agents, or any of
them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys in fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and ID or any other
forms under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
 foregoing attorneys in fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of  Attorney to be
executed as of this 3rd day of May, 2005.

By:  /s/Brian W. Brady
Name: Brian W. Brady