Tribune Announces Outstanding Employee Award Winners for 2010
Media Company Recognizes More Than 60 Employees Companywide for Stellar Performance
CHICAGO, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Company today announced the winners of its Outstanding Tribune Employee Award for 2010. The program is designed to recognize the achievements and significant contributions of individual employees across the company.
This program recognizes an individual or group of individuals from each of Tribune's business units, the corporate office and other departments for exemplary performance last year. Employees at the level of the manager or below are eligible. The individuals recognized include security personnel at the Los Angeles Times, whose quick action saved the life of an employee, a reporter who excelled at combining technology with watchdog journalism, and the company's entire technology help-desk. Award recipients will receive $2,500 and a certificate of appreciation in recognition of their talent, innovation and dedication during 2010. Winning teams will share the $2,500 award.
"Across the country, we have dedicated employees working hard day in and day out," said Don Liebentritt, Tribune's co-president. "Recognizing and rewarding these individuals for their outstanding performance is important—on behalf of Tribune's executive team, I congratulate the winners and thank them for their significant contributions to the company."
Following is a complete list of the award winners.
TV STATIONS | |||
WPIX-TV | Chris Mangan, Campaign Manager/Sales | ||
WGN-TV | Pat Curry, Manager/Assignment Desk | ||
KTLA-TV | Bridget Meek, Digital Assets Supervisor | ||
KSWB-TV | Katie Parish, News Production Manager | ||
KIAH-TV | Martin Calvi, Editor | ||
KTXL-TV | Karen Hoffman, Administrative Coordinator | ||
WDCW-TV | Shannon Days, Promotions Producer | ||
WPHL-TV | Efraim Sosa, National Sales Associate | ||
WXMI-TV | Chris Koops, Assignment Manager | ||
WSFL-TV | Rebecca Pico, Asst Traffic Manager | ||
KRCW-TV | Christopher Bilbao, Writer/Producer | ||
WPMT-TV | Andy Nitchman, Photo Journalist | ||
KDAF-TV | William Jones, Marcos Barbosa, George Chambers, Jr., James Simmons, Les Waters, Gene Peterson, Jude Garcia/Engineering | ||
WTIC/WCCT | Jennifer Bernstein, Video Journalist | ||
WGNO/WNOL | Harvey Leblanc, Technician/Engineering | ||
WXIN/WTTV | Stacey Cutshaw, Asst Chief Engineer | ||
KCPQ/KMYQ | Nancy MacDonald, Traffic Coordinator | ||
WGN America | Ed Mockus, Senior Manager, Credit and Tower Operations | ||
WGN Radio | Judy Tarmino, Accounting Manager | ||
PUBLISHING | |||
Los Angeles Times | Syed Akbar and Reginald Morgan, Security Officers Manuel Castillo, Lead Electrician/Facilities | ||
Chicago Tribune | Brian Boyer, Editor of News Applications | ||
Baltimore Sun | Justin Fenton, Reporter | ||
Sun Sentinel | Terry Ham, Pressroom Team Leader, USA Today Team | ||
Orlando Sentinel | Tracey Thomas, Manager of Contracts and other Publications | ||
Hartford Courant | Alaine Griffin, Reporter Helen Ubinas, Columnist | ||
Daily Press | Nicole Paitsel, Reporter | ||
Morning Call | Melissa Smith, Sales Manager | ||
OTHER DIVISIONS | |||
Tribune Media Services | Sheela Chandrasekhara, Manager of Finance and Strategy | ||
Tribune Digital | Eric Hill, Manager/Ad Support Trafficking | ||
Tribune 365 | Pat Clifton, Client Services Executive | ||
Technology | Help Desk Staff | ||
Corporate Office | Deno Evans, Supervisor of building engineering | ||
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.
SOURCE Tribune Company
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