Robert Channick
Robert Channick is a business reporter for the Tribune. A career that spans four decades, he has worked as a freelance writer, account executive, broadcast consultant and radio station manager. He began freelancing for the Chicago Tribune in 2002, covering a range of subjects for Metro and Business. In 2011, he joined the Tribune staff as a business reporter. He has a bachelor’s degree in English from Kenyon College and a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University.
Recent Articles
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Tribune Publishing, parent of The Baltimore Sun, names new CEO as three executives depart
Tribune Publishing CEO Justin Dearborn has stepped down after nearly three years at the helm of the Chicago-based newspaper company that owns The Baltimore Sun, the company announced Thursday. Longtime Chicago newspaper executive Tim Knight was named CEO, effective immediately. Knight, who had...
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Baltimore Sun parent Tronc changing name back to Tribune Publishing
Tronc, the parent company of The Baltimore Sun, is changing its name back to Tribune Publishing. The Chicago-based company, which also owns the Chicago Tribune; Hartford Courant; Orlando Sentinel; South Florida's Sun Sentinel; the New York Daily News; the Capital Gazette in Annapolis; the Carroll...
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Sinclair would still control Chicago's WGN-TV despite proposed sale to Baltimore County auto dealer
Sinclair Broadcast Group is selling Chicago’s WGN-TV to a Baltimore County auto dealer but would remain in control of the station in what critics say is a bid to skirt ownership limits and win federal regulatory approval for its proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media. Under the terms...
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Baltimore Sun parent Tronc acquires New York Daily News
Tronc, the parent company of The Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, has acquired the venerable New York Daily News. This deal for the tabloid, which includes the Daily News' website and other assets, has been in the works for some months and was finalized Sunday. The deal carries...
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Report: Gannett increases offer to buy Tronc
Three months after its last offer was spurned, Gannett is reportedly back with an increased bid to buy Tronc, the Chicago-based newspaper chain formerly known as Tribune Publishing. Tronc is the parent company of the Baltimore Sun Media Group, which includes The Sun, The Capital-Gazette, The Aegis,...
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Tribune Publishing's top shareholder is now Michael Ferro, majority owner of Chicago Sun-Times
Michael Ferro, majority owner of the Chicago Sun-Times, has become the largest shareholder in Chicago-based Tribune Publishing, parent company of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun and other daily newspapers. Tribune Publishing sold more than 5.2 million shares of newly issued...
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Tribune Publishing names former New York Times exec to head up digital
Tribune Publishing has named former New York Times executive Denise Warren as president of digital, a newly created role overseeing digital strategy and operations across the Chicago-based newspaper group. Warren, 51, who will be based in New York, also will oversee the company's six East Coast...
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Tribune completes spinoff of newspapers including The Baltimore Sun
Tribune Co. completed the spinoff Monday of Tribune Publishing Co., which includes The Baltimore Sun and nine other daily newspapers. Tribune is just the latest multimedia news company to split up its broadcasting and publishing assets, joining Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and E.W. Scripps, which...