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Tribune Company Names Kieran Clarke
VP/General Manager of KWBP-TV, Portland
CHICAGO, April 3, 2003 --
Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) today named veteran broadcast executive
Kieran Clarke as vice president/general manager of KWBP-TV
(WB32) in Portland, Ore. Clarke is currently director of sales
at KTXL-TV (FOX40), Tribune’s television station in
Sacramento, Calif. He will assume his new duties effective
immediately.
"It’s a pleasure to announce Kieran’s appointment
as the new General Manager at KWBP-TV," said Patrick
Mullen, Tribune Television president. "He is a talented
manager who knows Tribune well-his leadership skills and track
record of success make him the ideal candidate to serve as
general manager at KWBP-TV."
Tribune completed its acquisition of KWBP-TV late last month.
Portland is the nation’s 23rd largest television market.
"I am excited by the opportunity presented
by KWBP-TV," said Clarke. "Portland is a terrific
market and KWBP-TV is the fastest growing station in the market.
The success of the WB Network combined with the programming
strength of Tribune Broadcasting will provide a great foundation
for continued growth."
Clarke has served as director of sales at KTXL-TV since December
1999. He was responsible for the station’s national
and local sales efforts. Prior to that he was local sales
manager at KTLA-TV, the Tribune television station in Los
Angeles beginning in March 1998. He served as national sales
manager at KTLA-TV from 1993 to 1998.
A native of New York, Clarke holds a
bachelor’s degree in business management from Curry
College in Milton Massachusetts.
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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 26
television stations and Superstation WGN on national cable.
These publishing and broadcasting interests are complemented
by high-traffic news and information Web sites in 20 of the
nation’s top 30 markets.
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