Daley: Tribune Makes Chicago a Cubs Town

Mayor Richard Daley is a diehard and lifelong White Sox fan, but he acknowledged ruefully Thursday that Chicago is a Cubs town. And that's because Tribune Co., which owns the Chicago Tribune, promotes its sports team with its media holdings, Mayor Daley asserted. "How can you compete with . . . Tribune?" he asked. "I mean, give me a break. They own the Cubs, they own WGN Radio (and) TV and CLTV. Come on. You think you are going to get any publicity for the White Sox? You can't. Let's be realistic." The mayor said that if the Sox owned such an array of media outlets, "it would be great, but they don't, so it is very challenging for them. People love the Cubs." (The Mayor declined to comment on people's hatred of the designated hitter rule.)
[SOURCE: Chicago Tribune 10/7, AUTHOR: Gary Washburn]
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