RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: NPR's business news starts with the search to fill a top job in media.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: NPR's business news starts with the search to fill a top job in media.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: The L.A. Times says Michael Eisner is among the contenders to replace the Tribune's current chairman, Sam Zell, once the company emerges from bankruptcy.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: The L.A. Times says Michael Eisner is among the contenders to replace the Tribune's current chairman, Sam Zell, once the company emerges from bankruptcy.
Former Disney chief Michael Eisner could be the next chairman of the Tribune Company. It is one of the nation's top media companies — though it is currently bankrupt, and working to reorganize its finances and its top management. It owns the Los Angeles Times, which is reporting the news about Eisner.