Sam Zell: Funny PR Man?

FishbowlNY Editor Noah Davis keeps us up to date on the latest with Tribune owner Sam Zell and his crazy press releases.

Apparently one went out today with the headline “TRIBUNE ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS AND, AMAZINGLY, ONLY ONE IS CONNECTED TO CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS!”

Unfortunately, Noah has not yet received any offical world from Tribune on the strategy:

When we called Gary Weitman, Tribune VP of corporate communications, for comment, we were told he was in a meeting, no doubt thinking of more witty PR tactics. Can’t wait.

In related news, Tribune Co. recently reported a $78M 4Q Loss.

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