Tribune365 Appoints Donna Palmer Account Director/Political and Advocacy Sales

CHICAGO, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune365, the national sales solutions group for Tribune Company, today announced that Donna Palmer has been named account director/political and advocacy sales.

Based in Washington, D.C., Palmer will work with Tribune's publishing division to develop a strong presence within the political and advocacy sales community.  

"Donna brings extensive experience and sales leadership in the political and advocacy channels. We are thrilled Donna will represent our print and online properties in Washington D.C.," said Doug Thomas, executive vice president/general manager for Tribune365.

Palmer joins Tribune365 from Congressional Quarterly where she spent the last six years in senior sales roles, overseeing issue and advocacy sales for the publication's print and online divisions.  Throughout her career she has worked closely with key influencers and decision-makers in corporate, issue and advocacy sales and has extensive experience and relationships within the D.C. area.

"I believe there's a clear opportunity in Washington to raise awareness of the extensive capabilities of Tribune's properties, and I'm looking forward to telling their story," Palmer added.

Prior to joining Congressional Quarterly, Palmer was the Publisher of the Atlantic Monthly Magazine, where she provided strong leadership and cultivated critical sales relationships for the publication.  Palmer attended Northwestern University earning a Bachelor of Arts in Art History.  

TRIBUNE365 National Solutions Group is the national, cross-platform sales team for Tribune Company, offering advertisers customized, innovative, multi-market solutions across all media platforms, including TV, print, digital, mobile, direct and event marketing.

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. At Tribune we take what we do seriously and with a great deal of pride. We also value the creative spirit and nurture a corporate culture that doesn't take itself too seriously.  

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