Julian Posada Named General Manager Hoy Chicago

CHICAGO, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hoy, the nation's leading Spanish-language newspaper, with daily editions in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, named Julian Posada as General Manager for its Chicago edition, effective immediately. Posada will be responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of Hoy Chicago. This includes oversight of production, circulation, marketing and advertising sales.

"Julian was instrumental in the launch of both our Chicago and Los Angeles editions of Hoy," said Digby Solomon Diez, Hoy Publisher. "His strategic vision and deep connections within Chicago's Hispanic community make him a strong asset in this position."

Posada will retain his current Hoy business development responsibilities. He has been with Tribune Company since 1993 holding various leadership roles in marketing, business development and advertising sales. Previously, Posada held senior level positions at Citibank in Colombia SA, was a principal at the J.C. Williams Consulting group, and was Director of Business Development at Querico.com. He has assisted in the launch of two national non-profit organizations and currently serves on the board of the Academy for Urban School Leadership, Public Allies, McCormick Tribune YMCA, and is involved in various other committees within the Chicago Hispanic community. He was recently named a McCormick Tribune Fellow.

"I am very excited to be working with such an accomplished Hoy team in Chicago who have built a strong newspaper," Posada said. "Additionally, I look forward to serving the community in this new role, while helping our newspaper reach the growing Hispanic market."

Hoy is the country's only national Spanish-language daily, with a current average issue readership over 522,000 and a net average daily distribution of more than 165,000 copies across its New York, Los Angeles and Chicago editions. Hoy also publishes a weekend product, Hoy Fin de Semana, in Chicago and Los Angeles with a gross distribution of 411,000. (R2 2005 Scarborough New York Hispanic Custom Study (c) 2005; R2 2005 Los Angeles Scarborough Report (C) 2005; The Gallup Poll of Media Usage-Chicago (C) 2005) Hoy is published by Tribune Company , one of the country's top media companies, operating businesses in publishing and broadcasting. Tribune reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. households and is the only media company with television stations, newspapers and websites in the nation's top three markets. Visit http://www.hoyinternet.com/ or call (312) 527-8400 for more information.

First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: jreiter@tribune.com