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Chicago Tribune Newspapers Inc company history timeline

1969

When Harold Grumhaus became publisher and Clayton Kirkpatrick became editor in 1969, the newspaper started publishing from a more broad perspective with wider commentary.

1974

Reaching a great journalistic achievement, the Chicago Tribune printed the complete 246,000 word text of the Watergate tapes on May 1, 1974.

1981

Years later, the formation of Tribune Broadcasting Company in 1981 signaled the growing importance of television in the company’s business mix.

1983

In 1983, after 136 years of private ownership, Tribune became a public company with an initial offering of 7.7 million shares of stock valued at $206 million.

1997

Chicago Tribune 150th Anniversary Edition June 9, 1997

2000

In June 2000, Tribune acquired Times Mirror Company, effectively doubling the size of the company and adding seven daily newspapers to the Tribune fold, headlined by the Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun and the Hartford Courant.

2002

At the turn of the 21st century, the Tribune underwent a series of leadership changes and began to venture into new initiatives, including a free tabloid edition, RedEye (2002), which was geared toward younger readers.

2014

For years the Tribune formed the basis of the Tribune Company (later Tribune Media). However, in 2014 the company’s publishing division was spun off, and the Tribune became a subsidiary of the newly formed venture, Tronc, Inc.

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