Tribune Names Ashley Messina General Manager of WDCW-TV

Tribune Names Ashley Messina General Manager of WDCW-TV

CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Broadcasting today named Ashley Messina as vice president/general manager of WDCW-TV in Washington, DC, effective immediately. Messina has served as the interim general manager for the station since September 2010.

"Ashley has earned this appointment by leading the station for the last several months and with her proven track record as general sales manager," said Tribune Broadcasting president Jerry Kersting. "She has a keen sense for what it takes to bring the station to the next level while encouraging a sense of teamwork and collaboration with the staff -- she's a leader and a visionary."

Messina joined Tribune and WDCW in 2001 as an account executive. Since then, she has served in roles with increasingly more responsibility at the station, including national sales manager and general sales manager. Prior to Tribune, she worked in promotions with WIHT Radio in the Washington, DC, area.

"I'm very excited about this opportunity and am fortunate to work with the strong staff of WDCW-TV," said Messina. "It's the people here that have made this station so successful. Together, we'll continue to make a mark for ourselves in the community, deliver results to our advertisers, develop one-of-a-kind local programs and continue to grow the station on all levels."

TRIBUNE is one of the country's leading multimedia companies, 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, The Morning Call and Daily Press. The company's broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable and Chicago's WGN-AM. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune's print and broadcast properties and extend the company's nationwide audience.

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CONTACT: Gary Weitman, SVP/Corporate Relations of Tribune, +1-312-222-3394 (Office), gweitman@tribune.com

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