Sun-Times Media owner Jim Tyree passes away

[The Basement]

Sun-Times story: http://www.suntimes.com/4356036-417/sun-times-media-mesirow-financial-chief-jim-tyree-dies-at-53.html

Trib story: http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2011/03/mesirow-ceo-james-tyree-dies-of-cancer.html

This man (and the investors he put together) saved the STimes and all its suburban papers from bankruptcy.

Any thoughts on what may happen to those publications now?
He's been battling cancer for awhile now, so one would imagine his family & business partners prepared for this. Any media companies out there looking to buy a suburban here or there? The Sun-Times by itself? Is the whole group in jeopardy again?

 

[The Basement]

A comment at the bottom of this story http://feder.blogs.chicago.timeout.com/2011/03/16/how-long-can-sun-times-survive-without-guardian-angel-jim-tyree/ says STimes already facing staff reductions.
Of course, it's just a comment.

 

[steveu]

The official news:
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110317/NEWS06/110319858/sun-times-media-cuts-half-dozen-staffers

 

[The Basement]

Damn.
As far as "names" go - media columnist Lewis Lazare was one of the people let go.
http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/1500-chicago-sun-times-makes-cuts-lewis-lazare-out

 

[Joe Williams]

Damn.
As far as "names" go - media columnist Lewis Lazare was one of the people let go.
http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/1500-chicago-sun-times-makes-cuts-lewis-lazare-out

Damn, newsrooms are losing too many old-fashioned bow ties.

 

[GregAXZM]

He will be missed that's for damn sure.

 

[The Basement]

One sports guy was let go: veteran preps scribe Steve Tucker.

According to Robert Feder, Cheryl Jackson, general assignment news reporter is another.
http://feder.blogs.chicago.timeout.com/2011/03/18/media-columnist-lazare-among-staffers-cut-in-sun-times-layoffs/

 

[YankeeFan]

Cancer didn't kill him.

An "accident" did:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/local/chibrknews-death-of-suntimes-owner-tyree-ruled-an-accident-20110318,0,955715.story

No good.