What happens when President Barack Obama goes golfing with Derek Jeter? According to #2 ... "We talked about some things."The NY Yankees legend was doing a Q&A at Steiner Sports in NYC on Saturday when he was asked about his Nov. 22nd golf excursion with the leader of the free world in Las Vegas. "I heard that he wanted to play ... and I'm not good at all ... so I was extremely nervous," Jeter revealed. Fyi...
- 12/7/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tribune Co. went private Thursday and its shares ceased trading after real estate billionaire Sam Zell and his team of investors successfully closed their $8.2 billion purchase of the TV and newspaper company.
Zell became chairman of the board and CEO of the company, named two new executives and five new board members. He also signaled more changes were coming.
“Tribune, along with the newspaper industry, has been mired in its monopolistic origins, and we intend to create a fresh, entrepreneurial culture that is fast and nimble, and which rewards innovation, ” Zell said.
Observers also expect the company to sell off the Chicago Cubs baseball team and Wrigley Field some time next year, leaving Tribune with 23 television stations and slew of newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
The new Tribune board mambers are: Jeffrey Berg, chairman and CEO of ICM; Brian Greenspun, president and editor of the Las Vegas Sun; William Pate, chief investment officer of Equity Group Investments; Maggie Wilderotter, CEO Citizens Communications; and Frank Wood, CEO of Secret Communications.
Zell became chairman of the board and CEO of the company, named two new executives and five new board members. He also signaled more changes were coming.
“Tribune, along with the newspaper industry, has been mired in its monopolistic origins, and we intend to create a fresh, entrepreneurial culture that is fast and nimble, and which rewards innovation, ” Zell said.
Observers also expect the company to sell off the Chicago Cubs baseball team and Wrigley Field some time next year, leaving Tribune with 23 television stations and slew of newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
The new Tribune board mambers are: Jeffrey Berg, chairman and CEO of ICM; Brian Greenspun, president and editor of the Las Vegas Sun; William Pate, chief investment officer of Equity Group Investments; Maggie Wilderotter, CEO Citizens Communications; and Frank Wood, CEO of Secret Communications.
- 12/21/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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