# Donald Grenesko

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**Donald C. Grenesko** (born ca. 1949) is an American former business executive who worked for the [Tribune Company](/source/Tribune_Company) from 1980 to 2008. During Tribune’s ownership of the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs), he served as club president from December 1988 to October 1991.

## Tribune Company

Grenesko served as vice president of corporate finance for Blunt, Ellis & Loewi, Inc. before joining the [Tribune Company](/source/Tribune_Company) in June 1980 as treasury manager. He was named assistant treasurer in February 1981 and treasurer in October 1984.[1][2]

Tribune, which owned the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs), named Grenesko executive vice president in charge of business operations for the team in February 1985.[3][4] In December 1988, he was promoted to club president and chief executive officer.[5]

In October 1991, Grenesko was named Tribune's vice president and chief financial officer,[6] and he resigned as the Cubs' president.[7]

In 2005, he was among several Tribune executives named in a [class action](/source/Class_action) lawsuit over allegations the company overstated circulation numbers in an effort to charge more for advertising.[8]

In March 2008, Grenesko retired from Tribune.[9] He was named a board director for [Freedom Communications](/source/Freedom_Communications) in February 2010.[10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Tribune_Co._elects_Smith_1-0)** ["Tribune Co. elects Smith"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102329494/tribune-co-elects-smith/). *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*. February 19, 1981. p. 57. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Tribune_Co._names_2_finance_execs_2-0)** ["Tribune Co. names 2 finance execs"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102329698/tribune-co-names-2-finance-execs/). *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*. October 16, 1984. p. 34. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sports_briefly_3-0)** ["Sports briefly"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102392637/sports-briefly/). *[The Times of Northwest Indiana](/source/The_Times_of_Northwest_Indiana)*. February 5, 1985. p. 13. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Transactions_4-0)** ["Transactions"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102329925/transactions/). *[Times Leader](/source/Times_Leader)*. February 5, 1985. p. 24. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-More_baseball_5-0)** ["More baseball"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102331128/more-baseball/). *[Akron Beacon Journal](/source/Akron_Beacon_Journal)*. December 3, 1988. p. 18. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Essian_fired_by_Chicago_Cubs_6-0)** [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) (October 18, 1991). ["Essian fired by Chicago Cubs"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102331619/essian-fired-by-chicago-cubs/). *[Spokane Chronicle](/source/Spokane_Chronicle)*. p. 29. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cubs_could_be_ready_to_give_MacPhail_power_7-0)** Knight-Ridder/Tribune Services (September 7, 1994). ["Cubs could be ready to give MacPhail power"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102335507/cubs-could-be-ready-to-give-macphail/). *[The Pantagraph](/source/The_Pantagraph)*. p. 55. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Tribune_shareholders_file_class-action_suit_8-0)** [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) (May 5, 2005). ["Tribune shareholders file class-action suit"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102391860/tribune-shareholders-file-class-action/). *[The Rock Island Argus](/source/The_Dispatch_%2F_The_Rock_Island_Argus)*. p. 32. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bigelow_named_Tribune_Co._CFO_9-0)** Phil Rosenthal (March 25, 2008). ["Bigelow named Tribune Co. CFO"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102392637/sports-briefly/). *[The Pantagraph](/source/The_Pantagraph)*. p. 3-3. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-New_board_named_for_OA's_parent_company_10-0)** ["New board named for OA's parent company"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102392156/new-board-named-for-oas-parent-company/). *[Odessa American](/source/Odessa_American)*. February 26, 2010. p. A5. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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