Fresh out of bankruptcy, Tribune has hired former Federal Communications Commission official Edward Lazarus as executive vice president and general counsel.
Up until a year ago, Lazarus was the former chief of staff to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski.
Like a lot of media companies that have hired former FCC officials (Comcast/NBCUniversal and the National Association of Broadcasters), Tribune has a few things it needs to settle at the FCC, specifically, making sure the company can continue to own a newspaper and broadcast station in four of its markets, such as New York and Los Angeles
"[Lazarus] is the perfect fit as our general counsel and will be a tremendous asset to the company and its media businesses," said Peter Liguori, chief executive officer of Tribune.
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