Tribune Publishing CEO Dearborn Steps Down; Names Timothy Knight CEO

(RTTNews) - Tribune Publishing Co. (TPCO) said that it appointed Timothy Knight as Chief Executive Officer and David Dreier as Chairman of the Board. Knight will also join the Board of Directors and succeeds Justin Dearborn who has stepped down as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Timothy Knight joined Tribune Publishing Company in February 2017 and most recently has had responsibility for all of the Company's local market operations. Upon joining the Company, Knight served as President of the digital content and commerce division.

Knight previously served as the President of Advance Ohio, and directed the strategy, sales, marketing and content of cleveland.com.

David Dreier has been a director of Tribune Publishing since June 2016. He is the Chairman of the Annenberg-Dreier Commission.