Posted by Bud on April 30, 2010 at 23:12:05:
Chicago Tribune's Phil Rosenthal has details on a big exit from the Tribune Company today...:
April 30, 2010
Ed Wilson exits as Tribune Broadcasting chief, plus other news
Ed Wilson, chief revenue officer for Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co. and president of its broadcasting division, announced Friday he is giving up those titles and becoming a consultant to the media concern.
The exit leaves Jerry Kersting, who was named chief operating officer of Tribune Broadcasting in December, as the division's top ranking executive.
“The time is right for both the company and for me to make this move,” Wilson said in the announcement. “It has been an amazing ride since I came onboard and I’m grateful to (Tribune Co. Chief Executive) Randy Michaels for giving me this opportunity. The future for Tribune is a bright one.”
Under Wilson, Tribune Broadcasting increased the number of news programs on many of its 23 TV stations, including WGN-Ch. 9, and reinvented its cable channel as WGN America.
“Our station group and WGN America have made tremendous progress over the last two years under Ed’s leadership," Michaels said in a statement.
Tribune Co. hired Wilson, then president of Fox Television Network, to head Tribune Broadcasting in February 2008. He was named chief revenue officer in December of that year, the week after Tribune Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The revenue post gave him responsibility for growing revenue at all of Tribune Co.'s publishing, broadcasting and interactive operations in December of that year.
In four years with Fox, Wilson supervised affiliate relations, advertising sales and integrated marketing operations and opportunities for the network.
Before Fox, Wilson helped get what was known as NBC Enterprises up and running, leaving just as General Electric subsidiary NBC finalized its merger with Universal Studios.
Wilson's four years at NBC included responsibility for global distribution, including foreign and domestic syndication, marketing ancillary products such as home video, merchandising, licensing, music and publishing, as well as domestic and international co-productions and co-ventures. He previously served as president and CEO of CBS Enterprises.
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The parent of WBEZ-FM 91.5 and Vocalo, has named Alison Scholly its chief operating officer, a newly created position under Chief Executive Torey Malatia, effective June 1. Scholly, 42, who left Chicago Tribune Interactive as vice president and general manager in August 2008, will be responsible for overseeing senior staff, managing day-to-day operations.
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Leopold Froehlich, who has been with Playboy for 19 years, has been promoted from executive editor to managing editor. His new job entails editorial responsibility for quality control, scheduling, personnel issues and planning.