Tribune Publishing Names Ken Depaola President of Tribune Media Net

Tribune Publishing Names Ken Depaola President of Tribune Media Net

Dana Hayes Named Tribune Media Net Senior Vice President/Sales & Marketing

CHICAGO, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tribune Publishing (NYSE:TRB) today announced that Ken DePaola has been named president of Tribune Media Net, the company's national sales organization. DePaola will oversee national advertising for Tribune's 11 newspapers and niche publications, and lead cross-media sales efforts. He will continue to serve as senior vice president/advertising for Chicago Tribune Company, a position he was appointed to in March 2004.

"Ken's deep understanding of advertisers' needs and outstanding sales leadership make him well-suited for this key position," said Scott Smith, Tribune Publishing president.

DePaola joined Chicago Tribune in October 2001 as vice president/advertising marketing and sales. Before that, DePaola served as associate publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, was president and publisher of Midwest Suburban Publishing, and held various sales and marketing positions with the Sun-Times.

"I'm honored to be given this opportunity and look forward to driving advertiser results through our publishing businesses," DePaola said. "Tribune brings a unique combination of major market brands; attractive, new niche products; and a network of dynamic news and information websites that provide advertisers creative options in reaching diverse audiences."

Also at Tribune Media Net, Dana Hayes has been named senior vice president/sales and marketing, and will continue to direct national advertiser sales across TMN's eight sales offices and oversee marketing efforts. Hayes was appointed vice president/sales in October 2001. Prior to that, he was vice president/sales and e-commerce for Tribune Interactive. Before joining Tribune, he held a variety of sales management positions for Turner Networks, TBS and TNT, and at Landmark Networks' The Weather Channel and The Travel Channel. He began his career as a media buyer and planner at Leo Burnett Company.

Tribune Publishing is the leading U.S. major-market newspaper group, operating 11 daily newspapers: Los Angeles Times; Chicago Tribune; Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.); The Sun (Baltimore); South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Orlando Sentinel; Hartford Courant; The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.); Daily Press (Newport News, Va.); The Advocate (Stamford, Conn.); and Greenwich Time (Greenwich, Conn.). The group also offers a wide range of targeted publications such as Spanish-language Hoy. In addition, Tribune Publishing includes Tribune Media Services, a leading provider of entertainment listings and content syndication to print and electronic media; Tribune Interactive and Classified; and CLTV, the Chicago region's only 24-hour cable news channel. Investment interests include CareerBuilder (33% owned), Classified Ventures (28%), CrossMedia Services (33%) and Topix.net (25%).

Source: Tribune Company

CONTACT: Gary Weitman, of Tribune Company, +1-312-222-3394

Web site: http://www.tribune.com/

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