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Tribune Names Vincent Giannini VP/General
Manager of WPHL-TV, Philadelphia
CHICAGO, November 10, 2003
-- Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB)
today named veteran broadcast executive Vincent Giannini
as vice president/general manager of WPHL-TV (WB17), in Philadelphia
. He was previously station manager of WPIX-TV (WB11) in
New York. He will assume his new duties immediately.
"Vince is a strong leader with a successful
track record," said
Patrick Mullen, Tribune Broadcasting president. "He brings
years of successful management experience, including a strong
background in finance, operations and community involvement,
which makes him the perfect fit for WPHL."
As station manager at WPIX, Giannini's responsibilities
included finance, engineering, community affairs and local
production. Before moving to New York in 2001, he was director/finance
and administration for KTLA-TV, Los Angeles. His responsibilities
there included managing a building renovation and expansion,
overseeing the operating and strategic planning process and
negotiating contracts. Giannini was senior financial analyst
for WGN-TV, Chicago, from 1990-1993. He started his career
with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"Philadelphia is a top-10 market and
WPHL has consistently ranked among the top WB affiliates
in the country," said
Giannini. "I am excited to be a part of this successful operation."
A native of Chicago, Giannini holds a bachelor's degree
in accounting from the University of Illinois and is a certified
public accountant. He was instrumental in establishing the
FARA (Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance) 5K Walk for
Hope and Care in Los Angeles.
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Tribune Broadcasting owns and operates
26 television stations concentrated in major markets and
Superstation WGN on national cable. The group's combined
reach is more than 80 percent of U.S. television households.
Investment interests include The WB Television Network (22%),
TV Food Network (31%) and The Golf Channel (9%). Los Angeles-based
Tribune Entertainment develops and distributes first-run
television programming for the Tribune station group and
for national syndication. Tribune Broadcasting also owns
and operates Chicago 's WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball
team.
TRIBUNE (NYSE: TRB) is one of the country's
premier media companies, operating businesses in broadcasting
and publishing. It reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. households
and is the only media organization with television stations,
newspapers and Web sites in the nation's top three markets.
In publishing, Tribune operates 13 leading daily newspapers
including the Los Angeles Times , Chicago Tribune,
Newsday and Spanish-language Hoy , plus a wide
range of targeted publications. The company's broadcasting
group operates 26 television stations; Superstation WGN on
national cable; WGN-AM in Chicago; and the Chicago Cubs baseball
team. Popular news and information Web sites complement Tribune's
print and broadcast properties and extend the company's nationwide
audience. |
