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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;October 29, 2004</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 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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  <CENTER>Registrant's telephone number, including area code:&nbsp;&nbsp;(312) 222-9100</CENTER>
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  <P>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: </P>
  
  
  <p>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;  Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
  
  <p>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
  
  <p>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
  
  <p>[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
  
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  <p><B>ITEM 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&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;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;OFFICERS.</B></p>
  
  <P>On October 27, 2004 Tribune Company
  announced that Jack Fuller, President of Tribune Publishing Company, will retire from that
  position and also step down from Tribune Company&#146;s Board of Directors on December 31,
  2004. Scott C. Smith, President and Publisher of Chicago Tribune Company, has been named
  Chief Operating Officer of Tribune Publishing Company, effective November 1, 2004. Mr.
  Smith will replace Mr. Fuller as President of Tribune Publishing Company on January 1,
  2005. David D. Hiller, Senior Vice President of Tribune Publishing Company, will
  relinquish that position and succeed Mr. Smith as President and Publisher of Chicago
  Tribune Company effective November 1, 2004. </P>
  
  <P>Mr. Smith, 54, has been with Tribune Company since 1977. He has served as President
  and Publisher of Chicago Tribune Company since 1997. He held the same titles at
  Tribune&#146;s Sun-Sentinel Company in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from 1993 to 1997.
  He served as Tribune&#146;s Senior Vice President/Development from 1991 to 1993
  and as Tribune&#146;s Chief Financial Officer from 1985 to 1991.</P>
  
  <P>A copy of the press release, which includes further details about these matters,
  is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
  
  <p><B>ITEM 9.01(c)&nbsp;&nbsp; EXHIBITS. </B></p>
  
  <p>Exhibit 99&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  Press Release of Tribune Company dated October 27, 2004</p>
  
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  <CENTER><B>SIGNATURE</B> </CENTER>
  
  <P>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. </P>
  
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      <td WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TRIBUNE COMPANY<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          (Registrant)<BR>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</TD></tr>
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      <td WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="left">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;October 29, 2004 </td>
      <td WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="left">&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</td>
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text: Form 8-K dated October 29, 2004
  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:  October 29, 2004
  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)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (312) 222-9100
  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 October 27, 2004 Tribune Company
  announced that Jack Fuller, President of Tribune Publishing Company, will retire from that
  position and also step down from Tribune Company's Board of Directors on December 31,
  2004. Scott C. Smith, President and Publisher of Chicago Tribune Company, has been named
  Chief Operating Officer of Tribune Publishing Company, effective November 1, 2004. Mr.
  Smith will replace Mr. Fuller as President of Tribune Publishing Company on January 1,
  2005. David D. Hiller, Senior Vice President of Tribune Publishing Company, will
  relinquish that position and succeed Mr. Smith as President and Publisher of Chicago
  Tribune Company effective November 1, 2004.
  Mr. Smith, 54, has been with Tribune Company since 1977. He has served as President
  and Publisher of Chicago Tribune Company since 1997. He held the same titles at
  Tribune's Sun-Sentinel Company in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from 1993 to 1997.
  He served as Tribune's Senior Vice President/Development from 1991 to 1993
  and as Tribune's Chief Financial Officer from 1985 to 1991.
  A copy of the press release, which includes further details about these matters,
  is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
  ITEM 9.01(c)   EXHIBITS.
  Exhibit 99            
  Press Release of Tribune Company dated October 27, 2004
  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:  October 29, 2004
  /s/  Mark W. Hianik
  Mark W. Hianik
  Vice President