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Tribune Broadcasting President Pat
Mullen Resigns
CHICAGO, October 7,
2005 -- Tribune Company
(NYSE:TRB) today announced that Patrick J. Mullen,
president of its broadcasting group, has resigned.
A successor will be named later.
"In his nearly eight years with Tribune,
Pat has made many contributions to our organization," said
Dennis FitzSimons, Tribune chairman, president and chief
executive officer. "We thank him for his efforts on
behalf of the company and the television industry, and wish
him well in the future."
Mullen, 50, was appointed president of Tribune Broadcasting
in January 2003. He joined Tribune in 1998 when the company
acquired WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich., where he was vice
president/general manager.
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TRIBUNE (NYSE: TRB) is
one of the country’s top media companies, operating
businesses in publishing and broadcasting. It reaches more
than 80 percent of U.S. households and is the only media
organization with newspapers, television stations and websites
in the nation’s top three markets. In publishing, Tribune
operates 11 leading daily newspapers including the Los Angeles
Times, Chicago Tribune and Newsday, plus a wide range of
targeted publications such as Spanish-language Hoy. 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. |
