What the Zell?

… become a professor …

What The Zell — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:57:45 +0000

“If you want to tell people what they should want, become a professor. But if you’re in the newspaper business — and I emphasize the word business — then you have to respond to what your customer wants.”

It’s the deal from hell…

What The Zell — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:54:52 +0000

“It’s the deal from hell. And it will continue to be the deal from hell until we turn it around.”

Trial by torture…

What The Zell — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:26:21 +0000

“We’re not interested in trial by torture, not interested in dying by a thousand cuts.”

The history of the world…

What The Zell — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:25:33 +0000

“We’re looking at some of the worst advertising numbers in the history of the world.”

What The Zell — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:56:48 +0000

“I think that because newspapers have historically been monopolies, I think they’ve been insulated from reality. I, you know, am in the position where I’m going to have to, ‘deliver reality.’”

“We are in crisis mode.”

What The Zell — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:53:48 +0000

“Am I the only person in this room who really wants to win? We are in crisis mode. The days of the newspaper being some kind of a holy monopoly are over.”

“All of you are overhead…”

What The Zell — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:50:36 +0000

“This is the first unit of Tribune that I’ve talked to that doesn’t generate any revenue. So all of you are overhead.”

“… don’t know their ass from a hole in the ground …”

What The Zell — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:50:44 +0000

“Three guys in a garage create YouTube, and we’ve got 800 people in Chicago who don’t know their ass from a hole in the ground! … You chronicle what we’ve done in 60 days, and I promise you the next 60 days will be even more tumultuous.”

“The least I ought to get…”

What The Zell — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:55:15 +0000

“H—, I put $315 million into this thing, and we’re on the hook for $13 billion — the least I ought to get is my name on the company’s stationery.”

“I’m much better looking…”

What The Zell — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:19:30 +0000

“I’m much better looking, clearly more agile, and I think whoever played me was singing off key.”