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Tribune Declares Quarterly
Dividend, Sets Annual Meeting Date
CHICAGO, October 20, 2004 -- Tribune
Company’s board of directors today declared a regular
quarterly dividend of $.12 per share of common stock payable
on Dec. 8, 2004, to shareholders of record at the close of
business Nov. 24, 2004.
The board also set Tribune’s
next annual meeting date for Wednesday, May 18, 2005,
at
11 a.m., Central Time. The meeting will be held at the
Swissôtel, 323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill.
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TRIBUNE (NYSE:
TRB) is one of the
country’s top 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 websites 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, Chicago ’s WGN-AM and the
Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and information
websites complement Tribune’s print and broadcast
properties and extend the company’s nationwide
audience.
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