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Tribune Chairman and CEO Recovering
from Surgery
CHICAGO, July 31,
2006 -- Tribune
Company (NYSE:TRB) announced that Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Dennis FitzSimons is recovering from successful prostate
cancer surgery performed earlier today. He expects to return
to work full time before the end of August.
"My prognosis is excellent, and I look
forward to a quick and full recovery," said FitzSimons.
"Tribune has a strong, experienced management team that will
continue to execute on our performance improvement plan during
my absence. I will be engaged with them in that process."
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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. 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. |
