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Tribune CompanyDennis J. FitzSimons is the CEO of Tribune Company. Tribune Company is a leading US newspaper publisher which also has a strong presence in broadcast television. In publishing, Tribune operates 11 leading daily newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday and Spanish-language Hoy. The company’s broadcasting group operates over 20 television stations, Superstation WGN on cable television, Chicago’s WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. The Chicago Tribune was founded in 1847 as the Daily Tribune, and in 1858 it merged with the Democratic Press as the Chicago Daily Press & Tribune. In 1861 the paper became the Chicago Tribune. Chicago's WGN Radio (720 AM) went on the air in 1924, its call letters reflecting the Chicago Tribune's slogan, "World's Greatest Newspaper." Tribune acquired the Times Mirror Company, including the Los Angeles Times newspaper, in June of 2000 for $8.3 billion. The company holds a 25% stake in Topix.net, an automated online news aggregation service, which it acquired in March 2005. At the same time, Gannett and Knight-Ridder each acquired 25% of Topix.net. Tribune is a public company (NYSE: TRB) with 2004 sales of $5.7 billion. Contact Information
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