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Tribune Previews Q1: Expect ‘Double-Digit’ Print Declines; Online Continues To Remain Positive - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 17 Apr 2008 01:27 PM PST

Details of The Tribune Company’s Q1 performance won’t be released until mid-May, but the media company sought to provide a general view of how it did since going private in…

Tribune Could Default In ‘09: Analyst - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 04 Apr 2008 09:30 AM PST

The massive debt load carried by Sam Zell-owned Tribune guarantees a paper-thin margin for error in its operations. Credit analyst David Novosel estimates that the company has $4 billion in…

LA Times Publisher, Former Editor Dispute Departure; Zell Emphasizes Autonomy - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 21 Jan 2008 02:56 PM PST

Push just came to shove at the LA Times, in a matter of speaking, with Tribune Company chairman and CEO Sam Zell coming down squarely on the business side in…

More Trouble For The LA Times; Top Editor Fired - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 20 Jan 2008 05:19 PM PST

The honeymoon is over at Tribune ... Jim O’Shea is out as editor of the LA Times—the second top editor to leave in 15 months over cost-cutting disputes. The WSJ…

Industry Moves: New Tribune CEO Zell Appoints Two Top Execs, Five Board Members - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 20 Dec 2007 05:24 PM PST

Sam Zell didn’t waste any time as the new chairman and CEO of Tribune Company, (NYSE: TRB) hiring two senior execs and adding five directors to the board: -- Broadcasting…

It’s Official: Tribune Goes Private; Zell Takes Over, Invests Extra $65 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 20 Dec 2007 10:55 AM PST

Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) has completed its going-private transaction and will operate under the Tribune Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Tribune ESOP) with Chicago real estate investor Sam Zell, who financed…

Updated: Tribune’s FitzSimons Resigns As Zell Takeover Nears; Funding Not Yet Finalized - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 19 Dec 2007 10:24 AM PST

Update: Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) Chairman and CEO Dennis FitzSimons has made his resignation official and will leave the company at the end of the month. No further details about…

Tribune Gets Waivers, FCC Approval - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 30 Nov 2007 04:23 PM PST

The FCC voted 3-2 Friday to allow Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) to transfer control of its radio and TV stations to Sam Zell et al, knocking aside the last major…

FCC: Martin Proposes Media Ownership Waiver For Tribune; Deal Obstacle Seen Removed - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 28 Nov 2007 01:51 PM PST

Removing a potential obstacle to Sam Zell’s purchase of Tribune, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed granting the company a temporary waiver of media ownership regulations, reports Reuters. The proposal…