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Tribune to Release Fourth Quarter and
2002 Year-End Earnings on January 29
CHICAGO, January 3, 2003 --
Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) announced
today that it will release fourth quarter and year-end 2002
earnings on Wed., Jan. 29, before the market opens. A conference
call to discuss the results will be held that day at 8 a.m.
CT. The full text of the earnings announcement and accompanying
financial tables will be available on Tribune’s Web
site, www.tribune.com.
To gain access to the call, dial 877/847-0401
(domestic) or 706/679-5349 (international) at least 10 minutes
prior to the scheduled 8 a.m. start. Replays of the conference
call will be available Jan. 29 through Feb. 5. To hear the
replay, dial 800/642-1687 (domestic) or 706/645-9291 (international).
The access code for the replay is 7425345.
The live Webcast will be accessible through
www.tribune.com and through CCBN at www.ccbn.com.
An archive of the Webcast will be available Jan. 29 through
Feb. 5.
Salomon Smith Barney Conference
Tim Landon, Tribune Classified Services president,
will represent the company in a panel discussion at the Salomon
Smith Barney Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference
on Tues., Jan. 7, in La Quinta, Calif. The panel, Newspapers
and Online Recruitment, commences at 8:45 a.m. PT (10:45 a.m.
CT, 11:45 a.m. ET) and will be Webcast live via the Internet
at www.tribune.com.
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TRIBUNE (NYSE:
TRB) is one of the country’s premier media companies,
operating businesses in publishing, broadcasting and on the
Internet. It reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. households,
and is the only media company with newspapers, television
stations and Web sites in the nation’s top three markets.
In publishing, Tribune operates 12 market-leading daily newspapers
such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Newsday
plus a wide range of targeted publications including Spanish-language
newspapers. In broadcasting, Tribune properties include 24
television stations and Superstation WGN on national cable.
The acquisition of two additional stations, KPLR-TV, St. Louis,
and KWPB-TV, Portland, Ore., will be completed in early 2003,
pending regulatory approvals. These publishing and broadcasting
interests are complemented by high-traffic news and information
Web sites in 18 of the nation’s top 30 markets.
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