Melville, NY, March 3, 2002 -- Andrea Electronics Corporation (AMEX: AND), announced today the appointment of Louis Libin and James M. Griffin to its board of directors, effective immediately.

Louis Libin joins the Andrea Electronics board, bringing over 19 years of technology and executive managerial experience. Mr. Libin, most recently, is the founder and President of Broad Comm, Inc., a consulting group specializing in advanced television broadcast, interactive TV, Internet Protocol and wireless communications. Through Broad Comm, Mr. Libin has worked with high profile clients such as General Electric, NBC, CBS, Thomson Consumer Electronics and The International Olympic Committee. Prior to his tenure at Broad Comm, Mr. Libin was Chief Technology Officer for NBC, and was responsible for all business and technical matters for satellite, wireless and communication issues for General Electric and NBC. Since 1989, Mr. Libin has represented the United States on satellite and transmission issues at the International Telecommunications Union (the ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Libin was also a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Advisory Committee, and he was Chairman of the FCC Advisory Group on Wireless Issues. In addition, Mr. Libin is a founder of WOW TV, a Salt Lake City-based interactive television company. Very recently, Mr. Libin served as a technical advisor to the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee.

James M. Griffin joins the Andrea Electronics board, bringing over 35 years experience in corporate and financial management capacities. Mr. Griffin has been a private investor since 1994. Prior to that time, Mr. Griffin held financial management positions at Estee Lauder Inc., where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lauder Investments, Inc., and earlier, Vice President and Treasurer of Estee Lauder, Inc. Mr. Griffin also serves as a director of Vail Banks, Inc., a bank holding company; at Overseas Military Sales Corp., a privately held company that sells U.S.-made automobiles to Armed Forces personnel located outside the United States; and as Chairman of the Board at Southern Holdings, Inc., one of the largest privately-held metal and plastic recyclers in the United States.

The addition of Mr. Libin and Mr. Griffin occupies vacancies on the Company's board established by the recent resignations of John N. Andrea and Paul M. Morris.

"We are pleased to announce the addition of Louis and James," said Christopher P. Sauvigne, President and Chief Executive Officer of Andrea Electronics Corporation. "Louis' broad technology background, together with James' extensive financial management experience, adds considerable strength to our team, and we look forward to working with them during this very exciting time for Andrea Electronics."

Louis Libin holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Pratt Institute and completed his graduate studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Optical Electronics at the MIT Executive Program in 1991. Mr. Libin is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He is also active in the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE).

James M. Griffin holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from St. John's University and attended Bernard Baruch Graduate School of Business, New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and St. John's University School of Law. Mr. Griffin is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Andrea Electronics Corporation designs, develops and manufactures audio technologies and equipment for enhancing applications that require high performance and high quality voice input. The Company's patented Digital Super Directional Array (DSDA®), patented PureAudio®, patented EchoStop™ and patent-pending Directional Finding and Tracking Array (DFTA™) far-field microphone technologies enhance a wide range of audio products to eliminate background noise and ensure the optimum performance of voice applications. Applications for the Company's technologies include: speech recognition programs, Internet telephony, video/audio conferencing, automobile PCs, home automation systems, hand-held devices and multiplayer online games, among others. Visit Andrea Electronics' website at www.AndreaElectronics.com or call 1-800-707-5779.

About Andrea Electronics
Andrea Electronics Corporation designs, develops and manufactures audio technologies and equipment for enhancing applications that require high performance and high quality voice input. The Company's patented Digital Super Directional Array (DSDA®), patented PureAudio®, patented EchoStop™ and patent-pending Directional Finding and Tracking Array (DFTA™) far-field microphone technologies enhance a wide range of audio products to eliminate background noise and ensure the optimum performance of voice applications. Applications for the Company's technologies include: speech recognition programs, Internet telephony, video/audio conferencing, automobile PCs, home automation systems, hand-held devices and multiplayer online games, among others. Visit Andrea Electronics' websites at www.AndreaElectronics.com or call 1-800-707-5779.

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