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Tribune Names Steve
Carver VP/General Manager of WATL-TV, Atlanta
Mark Krieschen named
VP/General Manager at WGN-AM Radio, Chicago
CHICAGO, February 10, 2003 --
Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB)
today named veteran broadcast executive Steve Carver as vice
president/general manager of WATL-TV (WB36), in Atlanta, Georgia.
Carver is currently regional vice president for Tribune Television,
and vice president and general manager of WGN-AM Radio in
Chicago. The company also announced that Mark Krieschen, director
of sales at the radio station, will succeed Carver as vice
president and general manager. Both will assume their new
duties immediately.
"Steve is a strong leader with a successful
track record," said Patrick Mullen, Tribune Broadcasting
president. "He brings years of successful management
experience, including a strong background in sales, promotion,
and community involvement, which make him the perfect fit
for WATL-TV.
As regional vice president for Tribune Television,
Carver currently oversees the operations of WXIN-TV (WB59)
and WTTV-TV (WB4), the company’s two-station cluster
in Indianapolis, Indiana and WXMI-TV (FOX17) in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. He has served as vice president and general manager
at WGN-AM Radio since 1998. From September 1999 to December
2001, when Tribune’s radio interests included three
stations in Denver, Carver served as vice president/radio
group for Tribune Broadcasting in addition to his post at
WGN-AM.
"Atlanta is a top-ten market and WATL-TV
has consistently ranked among the top WB affiliates in the
country," said Carver. "In addition, the station
has won five of The WB Network’s prestigious ‘Froggie’
awards for ratings and promotional excellence in broadcasting.
I am excited to be a part of this successful operation."
Born October 5, 1954, Carver holds a bachelor’s
degree in English literature from Fairleigh Dickenson University
in Madison, New Jersey. He serves as president of the Chicagoland
Chamber of Commerce Foundation, chairman of the Illinois Broadcasters
Association, and sits on the executive committee of the Radio
Broadcasters of Chicago.
Tribune Broadcasting owns and operates 24
television stations concentrated in major markets and Superstation
WGN on national cable. The acquisition of two additional stations,
KPLR-TV, St. Louis, and KWPB-TV, Portland, Ore., will be completed
in early 2003, pending regulatory approvals. The group’s
combined reach is more than 80 percent of U.S. television
households. Investment interests include The WB Television
Network (22%) and TV Food Network (31%). Los Angeles-based
Tribune Entertainment develops and distributes first-run television
programming for the Tribune station group and for national
syndication. Tribune Broadcasting also owns and operates Chicago’s
WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
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TRIBUNE (NYSE:
TRB) is one of the country’s premier media companies,
operating businesses in broadcasting, publishing and on the
Internet. It reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. households,
and is the only media company with television stations, newspapers
and Web sites in the nation’s top three markets. In
publishing, Tribune operates 12 market-leading daily newspapers
such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Newsday
plus a wide range of targeted publications including Spanish-language
newspapers. In broadcasting, Tribune properties include 24
television stations and Superstation WGN on national cable.
The acquisition of two additional stations, KPLR-TV, St. Louis,
and KWPB-TV, Portland, Ore., will be completed in early 2003,
pending regulatory approvals. These publishing and broadcasting
interests are complemented by high-traffic news and information
Web sites in 18 of the nation’s top 30 markets.
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