20 Nov KTLA 5 Named Media Partner of the Year by Feeding America
Station Honored for Annual Riverside San Bernardino Food Drive
LOS ANGELES – November 20, 2018 – KTLA, Tribune Broadcasting’s Los Angeles television station, has been named Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino’s Media Partner of the Year for the station’s efforts to alleviate hunger locally. The award was announced at Feeding America’s annual fundraiser, Million Meals Gala – Under the Harvest Moon on Saturday, November 17.
As part of KTLA 5’s Take 5 to Care community giving program, the station partnered with Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino to host an annual food drive to benefit the Inland Empire region. In 2017, KTLA raised over 14,000 pounds of food for the local food bank.
“KTLA is honored to be recognized by Feeding America. Being able to help raise awareness and facilitate meal donations for our local food banks through our Take 5 To Care initiatives is extremely rewarding,” said Don Corsini, President /General Manager, KTLA.
ABOUT TRIBUNE MEDIA:
Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) is home to a diverse portfolio of television and digital properties driven by quality news, entertainment and sports programming. Tribune Media is comprised of Tribune Broadcasting’s 42 owned or operated local television stations reaching approximately 50 million households, national entertainment cable network WGN America, whose reach is more than 77 million households, and a variety of digital applications and websites commanding 54 million monthly unique visitors online. Tribune Media also includes Chicago’s WGN-AM, the national multicast networks Antenna TV and THIS TV, and Covers Media Group, an unrivaled source of online sports betting information. Additionally, the Company owns and manages a significant number of real estate properties across the U.S. and holds a variety of investments, including a 31% interest in Television Food Network, G.P., which operates Food Network and Cooking Channel.
Jessica Bellucci
VP, Communications
Tribune Broadcasting
O: 212-210-2626
@BellucciPR
jessica@tribunemedia.com
