Peter Liguori

Tribune Co. has hired investment bankers to sell off its newspaper unit, which includes The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and The Hartford Courant, according to a person familiar with the situation. The company has hired Evercore and J.P. Morgan to...

Tribune Co. has hired investment bankers to advise the media company on the sale of its newspaper publishing unit, according to a source familiar with the matter. The company has retained JPMorgan Chase & Co. to oversee a potential sale of the...

Tribune Co. has named Edward Lazarus, a former high-ranking Federal Communications Commission official and one-time federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, as its executive vice president and general counsel. Lazarus, 53, is the first key hire for Tribune'...

After the coffee. Before seeing the ratings for the Lance Armstrong interview. The Skinny: I'm Lance Armstrong'd out! I watched that interview online and on TV. He sure is cold. Friday's stories include a preview of the weekend box office, an...

The following is a letter sent Thursday from new Tribune Co. CEO Peter Liguori to Tribune employees, reproduced here in its entirety. Hello,   Today, I accepted the job as CEO of Tribune Company. It is an honor to be given the opportunity to work with...

Television executive Peter Liguori was named the new chief executive of Tribune Co. Thursday, taking the reins of the reorganized Chicago-based media company weeks after its emergence from bankruptcy. In a widely expected announcement, Liguori, 52, a...

With 23 television stations in 19 markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia, Tribune Co. is one of the biggest broadcasters in the nation. But taking advantage of the platform has proved difficult for Tribune. Most of its...

The new year represents a long-awaited new start for the Tribune Co. The newspaper and television conglomerate emerged from bankruptcy Monday, a financially stronger version of the company that sought court protection four years ago but one that still...

The last day of 2012 is the first of a new era for Tribune Co. After spending more than four years embroiled in a contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the reorganized Chicago-based media company will emerge Monday under new owners and a newly...

After the coffee. Before making sure I don't blow 2013 in the first week. The Skinny: I saw "Django Unchained" on New Year's Day. It's "Blazing Saddles" meets blaxploitation. It's also, like every movie coming out these days, about 40 minutes too long....

There's a famous story, perhaps apocryphal, that pundit Chris Matthews and others tell about former politician Bill Bradley. The featured guest at a banquet, Bradley asked for a second pat of butter and was rebuffed by the waiter, who insisted each...

After the coffee. Before figuring out how to get to the Redskins playoff game this Sunday. The Skinny: My New Year's Eve celebration was last night when the Redskins beat the Cowboys. For all you folks partying tonight, don't drive drunk! The life you...