Thomas E. Rice

Thomas E.
Rice is Senior Vice President of Operations of the Company, a position he has held since November 2000.
From the inception of the Company to November 2000, Mr. Rice was located in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Suburban Newspapers of Greater St. Louis and THE TELEGRAPH in Alton, Illinois, which the Company sold in 2000.
Mr. Rice began his career with Lee Enterprises in 1963 and has held senior management positions with Tribune Company, The Times Mirror Company, MediaNews Group and the Chicago Sun Times.
Mr. Rice has 42 years of experience in the newspaper industry.
Mr. Rice is a member of the Newsprint Committee of the NAA.
Mr. Rice attended the University of Nebraska and Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Mr. Rice is 60 years old.