Tribune Promotes Key Broadcasting Executives

Schonbak to Oversee Fox Affiliates, Berlamino Appointed President of WPIX-TV,
Graziano Named Senior Vice President

CHICAGO, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Broadcasting today announced the
promotion of several key executives in its broadcasting division and the
reorganization of three East Coast television stations.
Ray Schonbak has been promoted to executive vice president and will begin
overseeing the company's FOX television affiliates in San Diego, Seattle,
Sacramento, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids and Harrisburg, Pa., as well as the
company's CW affiliate in Portland. Betty Ellen Berlamino, vice
president/general manager of WPIX-TV in New York City, has been named
president of the station. Richard Graziano, vice president/general manager of
Tribune's two-station cluster in Hartford, Conn., becomes senior vice
president and will take on oversight responsibilities for the company's
stations in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The promotions are effective
immediately.
"Ray, Betty Ellen and Rich are proven leaders with long track records of
success," said Ed Wilson, Tribune Broadcasting president. "These moves allow
us to improve the speed of decision-making and overall cooperation and
communication across our television group -- these people know their local
markets better than anyone."
Schonbak joined Tribune in March as vice president/general manager of
KSWB-TV in San Diego. Under his leadership and direction, the station will
launch a weekday four-hour morning news show and a weeknight hourly newscast
beginning Friday, August 1.
"By bringing our Fox affiliates together as a group, we can capitalize on
the strength and resources of the country's No. 1 television network," said
Schonbak. "Fox stations are known for strong local news and sports coverage
-- this arrangement allows us to better coordinate the sharing of news and
sports content, graphics, and innovative programming in order to ensure future
growth and success."
Promoting Berlamino and expanding Graziano's responsibilities is designed
to maximize the collaboration between Tribune's East Coast affiliates; the
stations are located within a few hundred miles of each other. Berlamino has
been vice president/general manager of WPIX since 2000. Graziano has served
as vice president/general manager of WTIC-TV and WTXX-TV in Hartford, since
2005.
Berlamino, Schonbak, and Graziano will report directly to Wilson, as will
the general managers at the company's television stations in Chicago, Los
Angeles and Miami. Tribune's stations in Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Denver
and St. Louis will continue reporting to John Vitanovec, executive vice
president/Tribune Broadcasting.
TRIBUNE is America's largest employee-owned media company, operating
businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting. In publishing,
Tribune's leading daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago
Tribune, The Sun (Baltimore), South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel,
Hartford Courant, Morning Call and Daily Press. The company's broadcasting
group operates 23 television stations, WGN America 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. At Tribune we take what we do
seriously and with a great deal of pride. We also value the creative spirit
and are nurturing a corporate culture that doesn't take itself too seriously.
SOURCE Tribune Company

Gary Weitman, SVP|Corporate Relations of Tribune Company, +1-312-222-3394,
gweitman@tribune.com