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Tribune Names John Manzi VP/General
Manager of KWBP-TV, Portland
CHICAGO, October 4,
2005 -- Tribune Company
(NYSE:TRB) today appointed John Manzi as vice president/general
manager of KWBP-TV (WB32) in Portland, Ore., effective
immediately. Manzi was previously the station’s
general sales manager.
"John will be a terrific general manager
for the station," said
Pat Mullen, Tribune Broadcasting president. "He has
proven himself as a talented sales executive and strong leader,
and we’re looking forward to his continued success."
Manzi has served as general sales manager
at KWBP since July 2003. Tribune acquired the WB station
in Portland, the nation’s 23rd largest television
market, in 2003.
Before joining KWBP, Manzi held management
positions at Tribune’s KWGN-TV (WB2), Denver. He
was local sales manager from 2000 to 2003, and national
sales manager from 1999 to 2000.
"John’s strong sales and management
experience and knowledge of KWBP will be invaluable as he
begins his new role," said John Reardon, Tribune Broadcasting
group vice president. "We’re very pleased to
be able to promote him to this position, and it’s another
example of the deep management talent within our station
group."
Manzi started his media industry career in 1996 as an account
executive for Telerep in New York. Before joining Tribune,
he was national sales manager for WUPL-TV, New Orleans, from
1998 to 1999.
"I’m very excited to take on this
new role," Manzi
said. "It’s a great opportunity to lead a talented
management team and continue strengthening and growing KWBP."
A native of New York, Manzi, 43, holds
a bachelor’s
degree from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in
Kings Point, N.Y., and a master’s degree in business
administration from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg,
Va.
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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. Tribune Broadcasting also
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and distributor of first-run television programming for the
Tribune station group and for national syndication; Chicago’s
WGN-AM; and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Investment interests
include Comcast SportsNet Chicago (25% owned), The WB Television
Network (22%) and TV Food Network (31%).
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stations, Superstation WGN on national cable, Chicago’s
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