Tribune Company Press Release

Tribune to Release 2007 Financial Information in March

Company will hold conference call in April

CHICAGO Feb. 25, 2008 -- Tribune Company plans to release financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2007 in March when it files its Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is required to file its 10-K no later than March 31, but currently expects to file by mid-March. In April, Sam Zell, Tribune chairman and chief executive officer, along with other members of the company’s senior management team, will hold a conference call to discuss these results and provide an update on 2008.

A summary of fourth quarter and full year 2007 financial results, as well as details regarding the conference call, will be contained in a press release issued simultaneous to the filing of the 10-K.

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TRIBUNE is America’s largest employee-owned media company, operating businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting. In publishing, Tribune’s leading daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.), The Sun (Baltimore), South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel and Hartford Courant. The company’s broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, Superstation WGN on national cable, Chicago’s WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune’s print and broadcast properties and extend the company’s nationwide audience.