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  <CENTER><FONT SIZE=4><B>UNITED STATES <BR>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT> <br>
  <FONT SIZE=3><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></CENTER>
  
  <H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4>FORM 8-K</FONT></H1>
  
  
  <CENTER><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)<BR>
   OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></CENTER>
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  <CENTER><B>DATE OF REPORT:&nbsp;&nbsp;November 14, 2005</b></center>
  
  <br><center><b>Commission file number 1-8572</B></CENTER>
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  <CENTER><FONT SIZE=4><B>TRIBUNE COMPANY</B></FONT> <br><FONT SIZE=3>(Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></CENTER>
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      <td WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Delaware</B><BR>(State or other
      jurisdiction of<BR>incorporation or organization)<P></td>
      <td WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER"><B>36-1880355</B><BR>
      (I.R.S. Employer<BR>
      Identification No.)<BR></td></tr>
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       <TD ALIGN="LEFT"></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <td WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER"><B>435 North Michigan Avenue<BR>
      Chicago, Illinois</B><BR>
      (Address of principal executive offices)<BR></td>
      <td WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER"><B>60611</B><BR>
      (Zip code)</td>
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Check the appropriate box below if
  the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the obligation of the registrant
  under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P>
  
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communication pursuant to
  Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></p>
  
  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></p>
  
  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></p>
  
  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></P>
  
  
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  <H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ITEM 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS;<BR>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OFFICERS.</FONT></H1>
  
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>On November 10, 2005, Tribune Company
  announced the appointment of John E. Reardon as president/chief executive officer of
  Tribune Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Tribune Company. Since March 2004, Mr.
  Reardon, 51, served as a group vice president for Tribune Broadcasting and was responsible
  for Tribune&#146;s television stations in the Western and Southern regions. Previously he
  served as general manager of Tribune television station KTLA in Los Angeles from 1996 to
  2004 and as KTLA station manager from 1992 to 1996. Prior to KTLA, Mr. Reardon was
  director of sales for Tribune&#146;s WGN-TV in Chicago from 1989 to 1992. He began his
  career with Tribune as an account executive at WGN-TV in 1985. A copy of the press release
  is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>
  
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  <H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ITEM 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp; FINANCIAL
  STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. </FONT></H1>
  
  
  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit 99&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press Release of Tribune Company
  dated November 10, 2005</font></p>
  
  
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  <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
  
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      <td WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TRIBUNE COMPANY<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          (Registrant)</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</TD></tr>
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      <td WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;November 14, 2005</FONT> </td>
      <td WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Mark W. Hianik</u><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          &nbsp;&nbsp;Mark W. Hianik<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President/Assistant General Counsel</FONT></td>
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text: Form 8-K - November 14, 2005
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  DATE OF REPORT:  November 14, 2005
  Commission file number 1-8572
  TRIBUNE COMPANY
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State or other
      jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  36-1880355
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  435 North Michigan Avenue
  Chicago, Illinois
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  60611
  (Zip code)
  Check the appropriate box below if
  the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the obligation of the registrant
  under any of the following provisions:
  [  ]  Written communication pursuant to
  Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  [  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  [  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  [  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))
  ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS;
  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL
  OFFICERS.
  On November 10, 2005, Tribune Company
  announced the appointment of John E. Reardon as president/chief executive officer of
  Tribune Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Tribune Company. Since March 2004, Mr.
  Reardon, 51, served as a group vice president for Tribune Broadcasting and was responsible
  for Tribune's television stations in the Western and Southern regions. Previously he
  served as general manager of Tribune television station KTLA in Los Angeles from 1996 to
  2004 and as KTLA station manager from 1992 to 1996. Prior to KTLA, Mr. Reardon was
  director of sales for Tribune's WGN-TV in Chicago from 1989 to 1992. He began his
  career with Tribune as an account executive at WGN-TV in 1985. A copy of the press release
  is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
  ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL
  STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
  Exhibit 99      Press Release of Tribune Company
  dated November 10, 2005
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  TRIBUNE COMPANY
  (Registrant)
  Date:  November 14, 2005
  /s/  Mark W. Hianik
  Mark W. Hianik
  Vice President/Assistant General Counsel