Tony Ridder Quotes

With ad revenue down a steady (and not worsening) 8 percent to 9 percent in each month of the quarter, we may have seen the floor. - Tony Ridder

While the fundamentals of this quarter were disappointing, we took important steps to position our company for a strong future in both print and online publishing, and our accomplishments were significant. - Tony Ridder

We'd consider it, but we don't have any control over the Times board. Who would buy something like that? - Tony Ridder

We promised a strong bottom-line performance this year, and we are going to deliver... We have offset some tightening in the revenue environment with tough cost discipline, and that will not be a one-time event. - Tony Ridder

We feel the need to go our own way. - Tony Ridder

We expect ad revenue to grow in the second half at about the same rate that it grew in the first. - Tony Ridder

Unless and until its board of directors has approved a specific transaction. - Tony Ridder

This is a difficult time in so many ways, but in no way greater than having to disrupt the lives and trust of Knight Ridder people with whom we have worked so closely. But I do feel we have no choice. - Tony Ridder

Third-quarter operating results were held back by continuing advertising softness, exacerbated by the terrorist attack on Sept. 11... In the aftermath, most advertisers curtailed or canceled their normal schedules for the better part of two weeks. - Tony Ridder

There were things Gannett wanted to do and things Knight Ridder wanted to do... We decided if we could develop an exit strategy that would leave us whole, it would be a positive thing for both parties. - Tony Ridder

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