June 9, 2009
Tribune Names Julio Marenghi Executive Vice President/Sales
and Distribution for WGN America
CHICAGO, June 9, 2009 — Tribune Company today announced the
appointment of Julio Marenghi as executive vice
president/sales and distribution for WGN America. Marenghi,
an industry veteran with more than 30 years of sales
experience, will be responsible for leading all top line
sales efforts, growing distribution and managing the
national cable channel’s day-to-day operations.
“Julio is a proven leader who understands every facet of the
business,” said Ed Wilson, president of Tribune
Broadcasting. “He’s innovative and talented and the
strong relationships he’s forged across the television
advertising industry will serve WGN America well. He’s
the right guy for this position and his consistently
successful record speaks for itself.”
Prior to joining WGN America, Marenghi held significant
leadership roles at CBS Television Stations. Most
recently as president/advertising sales, he was responsible
for the strategic management, operation and top line sales
of 27 stations. His leadership of local, national and
digital sales operations and marketing efforts enabled the
station group to increase market share by 10% and improve
the revenue rank in all of CBS’ top 7 markets. He was
also responsible for building the company’s first business
development and marketing division.
“WGN America is a great brand with tremendous potential for
growth—I want to expand our reach and take this operation to
the next level,” Marenghi said. “To do that, we must
boldly define our brand and give advertisers the kind of
customized solutions that best meet their needs in a highly
competitive marketplace.”
Marenghi’s experience also includes serving as president and
general manager of CBS’ New England triopoly of stations and
numerous sales positions at television stations on the east
and west coasts.
Marenghi is a Boston native and a die-hard Red Sox fan who
says he has recently developed a strong interest in the
Chicago Cubs.
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CONTACT:
» Gary Weitman (Tribune)
SVP/Corporate Relations
gweitman@tribune.com
312/222-3394
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TRIBUNE is America’s largest employee-owned media company,
operating businesses in publishing, interactive and
broadcasting. In publishing, Tribune’s leading daily
newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune,
The Baltimore Sun, Sun-Sentinel (South Florida), Orlando
Sentinel, Hartford Courant, Morning Call and Daily
Press. The Company’s broadcasting group operates 23
television stations, WGN America on national cable,
Chicago’s WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball
team. Popular news and information websites complement
Tribune’s print and broadcast properties and extend the
Company’s nationwide audience. At Tribune we take what
we do seriously and with a great deal of pride. We also
value the creative spirit and are nurturing a corporate
culture that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
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