Tribune Co. is changing top management Thursday, naming Gerry Spector as chief operating officer of the Chicago-based media conglomerate, which has spent the past year in bankruptcy court. Spector
will oversee Tribune's publishing, broadcast and Internet operations, replacing Randy Michaels, who replaced Sam Zell as CEO this month. Zell remains board chair.
Michaels and
Spector, who had been chief administrative officer, joined Tribune Co. in 2007, when Zell took control of the company through an $8.2 billion leveraged buyout. They have overseen a slate of
cost-cutting and other restructuring moves.
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