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Feder: Former Tribune publisher Tony Hunter to head McClatchy newspaper chain

Posted August 10, 2020 1:00 am

Robert Feder

In a stunning announcement Friday, former Chicago Tribune publisher Tony Hunter was named CEO of McClatchy Co., the bankrupt newspaper chain acquired in a court-approved sale last week by New Jersey hedge fund Chatham Asset Management.

Since 2019 Hunter has been chairman of Revolution Enterprises, a multistate cannabis firm based in West suburban Elmhurst.

Hunter, 59, remains widely admired in Chicago media circles for his fabled 22-year run with the Tribune, where he rose from circulation manager to publisher of the newspaper and CEO of parent company Tribune Publishing. He left in 2016 after leading the company through a record four-year bankruptcy and reinventing its business model.

Get the full report, and more Chicago media news, at robertfeder.com.

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