Executive Bio
Mr. Timothy P. Knight, also known as Tim, has been President of tronc, Inc. since January 2018 and was its President of Digital Content and Commerce Division troncX from February 23, 2017 to January 2018. Mr. Knight is a co-founder of the digital business. Mr. Knight is responsible for all of tronc's local market operations. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Wrapports LLC, a subsidiary of Sun-Times Media Holdings, LLC. Mr. Knight served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Newsday LLC until November, 2004. He served as President of the digital media company, Advance Ohio and directed the overall strategy, sales, marketing and content of cleveland.com. He joined Newsday as an Executive Vice President and General Manager in February 2003. He served as Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Development and Finance for the Chicago Tribune. He was responsible for the newspaper's interactive operations. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Knight served as Vice President of Strategy and Development of Tribune Publishing Company, where he oversaw acquisitions, strategic planning and development projects. He served as a Director of Wrapports LLC. He was a co-founder and held senior management roles at Classified Ventures, LLC (parent of cars.com and apartments.com). Prior to joining Classified Ventures in 1997, he served as mergers and acquisitions counsel for Tribune Company. He has been engaged in number of civic organizations over the years and is a Member of the Board of Trustees of DePaul University, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Destination Cleveland, United Way of Greater Cleveland and the Board of Regents of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls (Chicago). He also was a member of the Long Island Chapter of Young President's Organization. He started his career as a corporate attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom in Chicago. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, following which he passed the CPA exam. He also holds a juris doctorate with honors from DePaul University College of Law where he was Order of the Coif and attended the corporate finance program at London Business School.