Ugh, the radio guys brought in to run Tribune Co. are not just batshit insane, now they're distasteful to boot: Tribune number two Randy Michaels (pictured) just sent out a jokey press release about his latest hire, another radio guy named Marc Chase. The release contains zero useful information, other than perhaps Chase's name, but does list Chase's experience as "Vocabulary Advisorist for George W. Bush," his "Educashion" and the statement "it is obvious Michaels has lost his mind with this hire."

If you're going to disrespect the planned layoffs of hundreds of employees by publishing a press release, for your own amusement, about how you just hired your Clear Channel buddy, at least have the decency to make it funny.

Surely You Can't Be Serious?

Marc Chase - President Of Tribune Interactive!



Randy Michaels' run of acquiring radio-management stars came

to a screeching halt today with Chase's appointment



CHICAGO Apr. 7, 2008 — Another freaking Clear Channel Communications executive on the payroll and this one's been named President of Tribune Interactive.



Tribune Broadcasting's Randy Michaels' past finally caught up with him when Marc Chase obviously blackmailed his way into a position he is not remotely qualified to hold. Insiders are irate. Chase is a fraud. A source inside Tribune HR, who wished to remain anonymous, pointed out that Marc Chase's resume (below) was obviously fabricated. First of all, his name isn't even Marc Chase—it's Mark Thompson. The whole thing is a sham.



MARC CHASE

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington DC 20500 202-456-1111



PROFESSINAL EXPERIENCE



Vocabulary Advisorist for George W. Bush

President of the United States of America

Washington DC, 2004-present



eBay

President of Buying Crap

San Jose, California 2003-2004



Google

Executive Vice President of Finding Crap Anywhere

Mountain View, California 2001-2002



Microsoft

Senior Executive Vice President of Technology and Stuff

Seattle, Washington, 2000-2001



CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX Television

Vice President of Watching TV A Lot

Los Angeles, California 1999-2000



Harvard University

Dean of School of Internetology

Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1998



EDUCASHION



Nearly Graduated with Honers

School of Alabama in Atlanta Georgia 1985



COMMUNITY SERVICE



400 Hours (reduced from 600)

Judge gave time off for good behavior



Chase was quoted as saying, "Timing and infrared photography are everything. I couldn't be happier! I know Randy is relieved to finally have me on Sam's payroll."



Tribune has undergone major changes in the past year, with billionaire Sam Zell acquiring the company last April in a complex deal that left it with $13 billion in debt. Since then, Zell has brought in new executives to fill key roles. This one takes the cake.



Last December, Zell hired Michaels — who helped Zell to build Clear Channel into a radio behemoth that he could then sell — to oversee Tribune's broadcast and Internet divisions. It is obvious Michaels has lost his mind with this hire.



—By Hugh Jass – A Reputable Media Source



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