Trib Suspends Lee Abrams

Lee Abrams, the former rock radio programmer turned chief innovation officer for Tribune Co., was suspended Wednesday (Oct. 13) for an inappropriate company memo he issued on Monday.

The infamous Abrams memo, which included sexually charged videos from The Onion, drew protests from employees, most notably Gerould Kern, editor of the Chicago Tribune. (Abrams is pictured at left.)

Abrams apologized for what he said was poor judgment, but it may have been too little too late, coming just days after The New York Times ran a front-page

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