John T. O'Loughlin Named Los Angeles Times Senior Vice President of Marketing, Planning and Development

John T. O'Loughlin Named Los Angeles Times Senior Vice President
of Marketing, Planning and Development 


LOS ANGELES, July 13  /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Times announced today
that John T. O'Loughlin has been named senior vice president, marketing,
planning and development, effective Aug. 1.

O'Loughlin, 37, has been general manager of the Chicago Tribune's RedEye
edition since its inception and launch in 2002 where he was responsible for the
publication's editorial, circulation, operations, sales, marketing and
financial functions.

He will have a dual reporting relationship to Times Publisher Jeff Johnson for
planning and development and also David Murphy, Times executive vice president
and general manager, for marketing.

"John is an outstanding executive who balances an understanding of the
fundamentals of the newspaper business with an ability to innovate and create
new products and solutions that meet the needs of both readers and
advertisers," said Johnson.  "I'm confident that he'll be a great addition to
our senior management team."

From 2001 to 2002, O'Loughlin was director, strategic marketing for Chicago
Tribune Company, where he was responsible for all strategic planning and
general marketing functions.  In addition, he led the company's integrated
marketing efforts, including brand advertising and communications, ensuring
that all marketing initiatives (in print and online) were aligned and supported
the company's revenue and readership goals.

O'Loughlin joined the Chicago Tribune in 1990 as a circulation management
trainee and held numerous positions of increasing responsibility, including
circulation director, group sales and marketing.

After earning a bachelor of arts degree in American studies in marketing and
communication from the University of Notre Dame in 1990, O'Loughlin received a
master's degree in business management from Northwestern University's J.L.
Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1997.

The Los Angeles Times, a Tribune Publishing company, is the largest
metropolitan daily newspaper in the country and the winner of 37 Pulitzer
Prizes, including two this year.  The Times publishes five daily regional
editions, including the Los Angeles metropolitan area, Orange and Ventura
counties, the San Fernando Valley, and an Inland Empire edition covering
Riverside and San Bernardino counties as well as a National edition. Additional
information about The Times is available at http://www.latimes.com/mediacenter.


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