Media General appoints former Trib CEO to board

The Board of Directors of Media General, publisher of 21 daily newspapers, appointed Dennis J. FitzSimons, former Chairman, CEO and President of the Tribune Company, to the board Thursday. FitzSimons will be a member of the Audit Committee.

FitzSimons, who stepped down as Chairman, CEO and President of Tribune Company in December 2007 after a tenure of 25 years, completed the sale of the company to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Sam Zell before he left.

FitzSimons currently serves as Chairman and Director of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. He is a Trustee of Northwestern University, the Museum of Science and Industry, and the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.

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