Kurz, Walter C.

Person

Walter C. Kurz's career with the Chicago Tribune and the Tribune Company may be summarized briefly as follows:

1933: Joined the newspaper's classified advertising staff
1937: Transferred to the research and presentation division of the advertising department
1938: Joined the automobile advertising sales staff
1940: Joined the general advertising sales department
1946: Took charge of the sales development division
1948: Named manager of the general display department
1955: Named advertising manager, in charge of all divisions of the advertising department
1960: Named vice-president of the Tribune Company and director of sales
1967: Elected executive vice-president of the Tribune Company
1968: Named general manager of the Chicago Tribune
1970: On May 21, named president of the Tribune Company
Mr. Kurz died on September 23, 1971. He was succeeded as president of the Tribune Company by Frederick A. Nichols (April 6, 1972)

Walter Kurz died in 1971

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Collection

Identifier: X-20

Abstract

Speeches delivered by Walter C. Kurz, general manager of the Chicago Tribune

Dates: 1955 - 1970

Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / Tribune Company. Walter C. Kurz speeches