Tribune Company News

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 16--Former Girl Scouts executive Maria Wynne has been named the new chief executive of nonprofit civic leadership group Leadership Greater Chicago.

JULY 10: A bicyclist passes photos displayed on the Los Angeles Times building after the Tribune Co.

Eddy Hartenstein to Become Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, Jack Griffin Named Tribune Publishing CEO, John Bode Continues as Chief Financial Officer Tribune Company today named the leadership team that will guide Tribune Publishing following its pending separation from the company.

April 16--Hand-written index cards reflecting patronage hiring at Metra dating back 30 years contain recommendations from dozens of politicians--a virtual who's who of clout ranging from Chicago aldermen to state legislators and even a well-respected former U.S. senator.

I can't count the number of times in my life that I've eaten ham. Even excluding ham sandwiches, it's got to be more than 100.

Transportation officials have shelved plans for a second entrance to a downtown subway station across from L.A. police headquarters and the Los Angeles Times because the newspaper's parent company says it may develop the site, according to Metro documents published Tuesday.

If you live in the USA there's a good chance you live within spitting distance of one of Walgreen's 8,000 plus stores.

Henderson, 43, won journalism's top prize for "his columns on the financial crisis facing his hometown, written with passion and a stirring sense of place, sparing no one in their critique," according to the Pulitzer citation announced this afternoon.

'If the U.S. government said you shouldn't publish this, and you shouldn't publish that, and you shouldn't publish this other thing, because to do so will endanger national security, Bill Keller proudly said the New York Times didn't publish it.

Eddy W. Hartenstein is Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Times, where since August, 2008, he has been responsible for all aspects of print, digital and mobile operations of the country's largest metropolitan daily news organization, as well as those of the Los Angeles Times Media Group's portfolio.

Here's an alarming fact for you: the number of working journalists in the United States dropped by nearly 20,000 in just six years, according to the Pew Research Center.

NAPCO, a global leader in design and manufacturing of patented electronic and mechanical security and connected home systems will utilize WHPR's strategic communications services in the U.S. to support the Company's newest product launches.

Apr 12, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Felipe Paulino delivers a pitch during the second inning against the Cleveland Indians at U.S Cellular Field.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 13--Row upon row of brand-new squad cars sit in a parking lot not far from the state fairgrounds in Springfield, waiting to be driven out onto state highways.

The deal brings together Gracenote with Tribune Media Services, forming one of the largest sources of entertainment metadata in the world.

Tribune Publishing, the newspaper division of Chicago-based Tribune Co., will carry at least $325 million of debt when it spins off as a standalone company, according to a filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Well-known media exec Peter Liguori will step down from the Yahoo board, the company said in a filing.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 11--MillerCoors is unveiling a new ad campaign for its Miller High Life brand aimed at convincing so-called "economy drinkers" how rich they really are.

The newspaper publishing division of Tribune Co. will pay its parent company a dividend of as much as $275 million immediately before it is spun off into a separate company, Tribune said in a regulatory filing Friday.

If you browsed one of the city's crime lists online Friday morning, you would think Chicago was in the middle of a record breaking year with only 11 homicides in 2014.