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Marc Chase
President
Tribune Interactive
Marc Chase joined Tribune as president of Tribune Interactive in April 2008. Tribune tapped Chase to unleash Tribune Interactive’s potential and grow its revenue stream. In his first weeks on the job, Chase reprioritized TI’s initiatives to take advantage of both manpower and talent as well as hired an assistant to man the beer cart on Friday afternoons.
Chase joins Tribune after leaving his post as vocabulary advisorist for George W. Bush, President of the United States of America. President Bush recruited Chase from eBay where he worked as president of buying crap. In this role, Chase increased the percentage of crap available on eBay by 300%. He honed his crap-procurement techniques during his tenure at Google, where he worked as vice president of finding crap anywhere. Previous stints include jobs at Microsoft (he worked side-by-side with Bill Gates to develop stuff) and at the major television networks (he watched a lot of TV and ate a lot of crap). Chase refers to his network days as the "genesis of my crap craft."
Chase, born Mark Thompson in Indiana, considers himself a native of Alabama. He started his radio career while a student at Auburn University. He moved to stations throughout Alabama before landing at WKXX-Birmingham with a new name (Marc Chase). In 1987, he became program director at WYHY-Nashville, leading the station to its first ever #1 Arbitron ratings. In 1989, he planted roots in Tampa to become the program director of WFLZ and morning co-host of the "The Power Pig." Chase just needed 74 days to turn The Power Pig into the number one radio station in Tampa, ousting legendary CHR station WRBQ (Q105). Chase left WFLZ in 1994 to become the operations manager of WEBN-Cincinnati.
Chase joined Jacor Communications in 1996 as regional vice president of programming for. After Clear Channel’s purchase of Jacor in 1998, Chase became a senior vice president of programming.
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