Tribune Media DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.              )

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o	Preliminary Proxy Statement
o	Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
o	Definitive Proxy Statement
o	Definitive Additional Materials
x	Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

Tribune Company
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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TRIBUNE ANNOUNCES SPECIAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

CHICAGO, July 2, 2007—Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) today announced that a special shareholders meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 21, to consider approval of the merger agreement entered into in connection with the company’s previously announced going-private transaction.  Shareholders of record at the close of business on July 12, 2007, will be entitled to vote at the meeting.

The special meeting will be held in Chicago, Illinois.  The exact time and location of the meeting will be announced in the definitive proxy materials for the meeting, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and sent to shareholders of record later this month.

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Important Additional Information Regarding the Merger will be filed with the SEC:

In connection with the proposed merger transaction, Tribune Company has filed a preliminary proxy statement and will file a definitive proxy statement and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED MERGER TRANSACTION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement (when available) and other documents filed by Tribune with the SEC at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents may also be obtained free of charge on Tribune’s website at www.tribune.com or by directing a request to Tribune Company, 435 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, Attention: Investor Relations. You may also read and copy any reports, statements and other information filed by Tribune with the SEC at the SEC public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Room 1200, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 or visit the SEC’s website for further information on its public reference room.

Tribune Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be “participants” in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Tribune in connection with the proposed merger transaction. Information about Tribune and its directors and executive officers and their ownership of Tribune common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for Tribune’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which Tribune is required to file with the SEC. Shareholders and investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of Tribune Company and its directors and executive officers in the merger transaction, which may be different than those of Tribune’s shareholders generally, by reading the definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents regarding the merger transaction, which will be filed with the SEC.

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TRIBUNE (NYSE:TRB) is one of the country’s top media companies, operating businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting. It reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. households and is the only media organization with newspapers, television stations and websites in the nation’s top three markets. In publishing, Tribune’s leading daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.), The Sun (Baltimore), South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel and Hartford Courant. The company’s broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, Superstation WGN on national cable, Chicago’s WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune’s print and broadcast properties and extend the company’s nationwide audience.

MEDIA CONTACT:	INVESTOR CONTACT:
Gary Weitman	Ruthellyn Musil
312/222-3394 (Office)	312/222-3787 (Office)
312/222-1573 (Fax)	312/222-1573 (Fax)
gweitman@tribune.com	rmusil@tribune.com

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