Tribune Publishing's Howard Tyner to Retire, Gerould Kern Named VP/Editorial CHICAGO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tribune Publishing announced today that Howard Tyner, vice president/editorial, and a former editor of the Chicago Tribune, will retire effective December 31. Gerould Kern, who has served as the group's editorial director since 2001, will succeed Tyner. "Howard was editor of the Chicago Tribune from 1993 to 2001, a period of extraordinary journalistic achievement, and he helped lead the way into the multimedia age," said Jack Fuller, Tribune Publishing president. "Following Tribune's merger with Times Mirror in 2000, Howard took on new responsibilities as vice-president/editorial of Tribune Publishing. Since then, he has led the effort to get the maximum advantage from our size and the quality of our journalism." Tyner joined the Tribune in 1977 after 10 years in Europe with United Press International as a foreign correspondent. After five years of covering a broad range of domestic and international stories, he was appointed Moscow bureau chief in 1982. In 1985, he became the Tribune's foreign editor and, in 1988, was named associate managing editor/foreign and national news. He became deputy managing editor in 1990 and associate editor/features in 1992. In September 1993, Tyner was appointed the 19th editor of the Chicago Tribune. During his tenure, the newspaper earned six Pulitzer Prizes, two Robert Kennedy awards and numerous other citations. The Tribune's renovated Chicago newsroom and the Tribune Media Center in Washington each opened under his supervision. Both facilities remain centerpieces for Tribune Company's groundbreaking and internationally recognized multimedia news strategy. In February 2001, Tyner relinquished the Tribune editorship to focus exclusively on his role with Tribune Publishing. "Tribune has led the industry in recognizing how newspapers have to change to remain successful and then in making it happen," said Tyner. "It's been a genuine honor to have been part of that process." Gerould Kern, who has served as Tribune Publishing's editorial director for the past two years, will succeed Tyner as vice president/editorial. "Gerry is the ideal person to assume Howard's duties," said Fuller. "His talent, depth of experience, and knowledge of Tribune will serve the company, our newspapers and our readers very well in the years ahead." As editorial director, Kern established a network linking the newsrooms of Tribune Publishing's 13 daily newspapers, increasing cooperation and the flow of content between them. As a result, the volume of content sharing more than tripled. Shared Tribune newspaper content is now the second-leading supplemental source of news across the group and the fastest growing. Kern also developed an entirely new system of editorial metrics that for the first time permits editors to understand publishing patterns in a scientific way, making possible more creative and efficient use of resources. "This is a unique moment for us to rethink the way we cover and present the news to our readers by taking advantage of the enormous range of talent across our newspapers," Kern said. "I am very excited about Tribune's role in shaping the future of media." Kern joined the Chicago Tribune in 1991 after serving as managing editor and then executive editor of The Daily Herald, Chicago's top suburban newspaper, during a time when it was one of the fastest growing dailies in the United States. He directed the Tribune's suburban coverage as part of a major regionalization program and was named associate managing editor for metropolitan news in 1993. Kern was appointed deputy managing editor/features in 1995 and directed the development of new sections and several major reporting projects. During his tenure, the Tribune's features staff won many national journalism awards including the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1999. He became the Tribune's associate editor in 2001 before assuming the corporate role of editorial director. Tribune Publishing is the leading U.S. major-market newspaper group, with the third-largest total circulation. The company operates 13 leading 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.); Greenwich Time (Greenwich, Conn.); and Hoy, a Spanish-language newspaper published in New York and Chicago. Additional newspapers for Hispanic consumers, each published weekly, are El Sentinel in Orlando and el Sentinel in South Florida. Tribune also owns 50% of La Opinion, a Spanish-language daily in Los Angeles. Tribune Publishing includes Tribune Media Services, a leading provider of entertainment listings and content syndication to print and electronic media; Tribune Interactive, a top source of online news and information; and two regional 24-hour cable news channels: CLTV in Chicago and News 13, a partnership with Bright House Networks in Orlando. Investment interests include CareerBuilder (33%) and Classified Ventures (29%). DATASOURCE: Tribune Publishing CONTACT: Gary Weitman, +1-312-222-3394, or , or Ruthellyn Musil, +1-312-222-3787, or , both of Tribune Publishing Web site: http://www.tribune.com/

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