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Tribune Company Names
Darko Dejanovic Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
CHICAGO, December 14, 2004 -- Tribune
Company (NYSE:TRB) today announced the appointment of Darko
Dejanovic as vice president and chief technology officer,
effective immediately. Dejanovic will oversee technology
strategy, development and operations for Tribune, one of
the country’s top media companies, operating businesses
in broadcasting and publishing.
"Darko’s knowledge and experience
with our company make him well-suited to oversee our technology
operations," said
Dennis FitzSimons, Tribune chairman, president and chief
executive officer. "He will be a great asset in coordinating
our broadcast, publishing, interactive and corporate office
technology systems."
Dejanovic was promoted to vice president/chief technology
officer for Tribune Publishing in 2002, responsible for
overseeing the technology strategy, development and operations
for the company’s 14 daily newspapers. He continued
serving as vice president/chief technology officer for
Chicago Tribune Company -- a role he was appointed to
in 1999. In that capacity he directed all strategic and
operational technology activities for Chicago Tribune and
its affiliated publications.
Dejanovic joined Tribune Company in
1997 as technology director for Sun Sentinel Company in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. As Sun-Sentinel’s
senior technology officer, he was responsible for the management,
development and support of all systems, infrastructure and
applications.
"I’m looking forward to helping
strategically position Tribune to expand the use of our IT
assets to deliver news and information across our businesses,"
said Dejanovic.
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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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