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Tribune Declares Quarterly
Dividend
CHICAGO, July 28, 2004 -- Tribune
Company's Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly
dividend of $.12 per share on common stock payable on Sept.
9, 2004 to shareholders of record at the close of business
on Aug. 26, 2004. The Board took the action at today's regularly
scheduled meeting.
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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 14 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.
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