SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Stephens David B (Last) (First) (Middle) 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE (Street) GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/11/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC [ SGA ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	Fred B. Green as attorney-in-fact	05/18/2009
	** 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 undersigned's 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
undersigned's 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 a
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's 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 undersigned's 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 12th day of May, 2009.

By:     /s/ David B. Stephens
Name:	David B. Stephens