Tribune COO Gerry Spector To Exit

New Broom Sweeping Clean

TRIBUNE CO. COO GERRY SPECTOR has decided to leave the company at the end of the year. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE reports that SPECTOR was a longtime associate to former TRIBUNE honcho SAM ZELL, was brought into the company at the same time as the now-departed CEO RANDY MICHAELS

The TRIBUNE's four-man executive council, which has assumed MICHAELS' duties, made the announcement to the company staff. "GERRY has been an important part of our success, and he has been a tireless champion of efficiency and innovation across the company," the statement read. "(SPECTOR) helped re-focus our efforts during a very difficult 2008, when the economy took a downturn and the advertising environment became extremely challenging. GERRY’s leadership, creativity and ability to inspire others resulted in substantial financial improvement in our operations in 2009 and 2010."

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