Peter Liguori: Difference between revisions

'''Peter Liguori''' (born January 7, 1960) is an American business executive andwho most recently holdsheld the position of President and [[chief executive officer]] of [[Tribune Media]]; he departed the company at the end of March 2017.<ref>http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tribune-media-peter-liguori-1201969099/</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Tribune Company|url=http://corporate.tribune.com/pressroom/?page_id=4200|accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref> He was appointed to the positions in January 2013, and is also a member of Tribune Media Company’s board of directors.<ref name="chicagotribune.com">{{cite web|title=Liguori Named CEO of Tribune Company|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-liguori-named-ceo-of-tribune-co-20130117,0,3187027.story|accessdate=17 January 2013}}</ref> During his tenure, the company acquired Local TV Holdings, LLC,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tribune Closes Local TV Purchase|url=http://www.multichannel.com/content/tribune-closes-local-tv-purchase/147398|accessdate=27 December 2013}}</ref> doubling the size of its local television station group, and [[Gracenote]], combining it with Tribune Media Services to form one of the world’s leading providers of entertainment metadata.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tribune Buys Gracenote from Sony|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304020704579276363168307266|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref>