Tribune Company today announced the winners of its Outstanding Tribune Employee Award for 2010.  The program is designed to recognize the achievements and significant contributions of individual employees across the company. 

This program recognizes an individual or group of individuals from each of Tribune’s business units, the corporate office and other departments for exemplary performance last year.  Employees at the level of the manager or below are eligible.  The individuals recognized include security personnel at the Los Angeles Times, whose quick action saved the life of an employee, a reporter who excelled at combining technology with watchdog journalism, and the company’s entire technology help-desk.  Award recipients will receive $2,500 and a certificate of appreciation in recognition of their talent, innovation and dedication during 2010.  Winning teams will share the $2,500 award. 

“Across the country, we have dedicated employees working hard day in and day out,” said Don Liebentritt, Tribune’s co-president.  “Recognizing and rewarding these individuals for their outstanding performance is important—on behalf of Tribune’s executive team, I congratulate the winners and thank them for their significant contributions to the company.”

Following is a complete list of the award winners.