Exhibit 10.17

MUTUAL SEPARATION AGREEMENT

This Mutual Separation Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between Patrick Mullen, on behalf of himself, his agents, assignees, successors, heirs,
executors, administrators, beneficiaries, trustees, and personal and legal representatives (collectively, Mr. Mullen), and Tribune Broadcasting Company ("TBC"), on behalf of itself, its
parents, including, without limitation, Tribune Company ("Tribune"), subsidiaries, predecessors, successors, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, shareholders, attorneys, employees, employee
benefit plans, plan administrators, insurers, assignees, fiduciaries, administrators, trustees, and legal representatives, both past and present (collectively, the "Company"). Mr. Mullen and
the Company acknowledge and agree as follows:

1.Separation.Mr. Mullen's employment with the Company shall end effective as of the close of business
on October 10, 2005 (the "Separation Date"). After the Separation Date, he shall not have authority to represent or bind the Company, and he shall not act or convey the impression that he is
acting on the Company's behalf.

2.Separation Payment and Benefits.In consideration of the covenants set forth herein, and subject to
Paragraph 7 below, provided that on or within twenty-one days of the Separation Date (but not before the Separation Date)
Mr. Mullen returns a signed and dated copy of this Agreement to the Company and does not revoke this Agreement following his execution and delivery of the Agreement, the Company shall provide
Mr. Mullen with the following:



The
payment and benefits set forth in this Paragraph exceed any amounts otherwise due to Mr. Mullen upon the separation of his employment with the Company.

3.Exercise of Options.Pursuant to the terms of the Tribune Company Incentive Compensation Plan and the
applicable award agreements governing the outstanding options held by Mr. Mullen under such plan, such options shall continue to become and remain exercisable through the Benefits Termination
Date or, if earlier, the date he is otherwise removed from the Company payroll pursuant to Paragraphs 6(a) or 21, provided the applicable option has not expired, and the exercise otherwise complies
with the prerequisites, terms, and conditions of such option.

4.Vacation Payment.Mr. Mullen will not accrue vacation pay after the Separation Date. Earned but unused
vacation as of the Separation Date, if any, will be paid to Mr. Mullen separate and apart from this Agreement and will not be contingent on signing this Agreement.

5.Complete Agreement.Other than as set forth in this Agreement or in a defined benefit plan, if applicable,
Mr. Mullen will not be entitled to any salary, bonuses, including, without limitation, Management Incentive Program (MIP) payments, benefits, perquisites, or other compensation whatsoever after
the Separation Date. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between Mr. Mullen and the Company regarding the termination of his employment with the Company. This
Agreement totally replaces and supersedes any and all prior agreements, arrangements, representations and understandings between him and the Company, written or oral,

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express
or implied. This Agreement cannot be amended, modified, supplemented or altered except by written amendment signed by him and an authorized representative of the Company.

6.Discontinuance of Separation Payment and Benefits Continuation.(a) If, prior to the Benefits
Termination Date, the Company in good faith believes that Mr. Mullen engaged in illegal or unethical business practices while employed by the Company, it shall have the right, upon one
(1) week written notice, to discontinue the benefit continuation, to not pay out the separation payment as provided for in Paragraph 2 above, and remove Mr. Mullen from its
payroll.

(b)   If,
prior to the Benefits Termination Date, Mr. Mullen accepts employment with another employer or provides consulting services of any kind, he shall so notify
the Company in writing not less than ten (10) days prior to commencing such employment or consulting arrangement. Such notification shall inform the Company of the date on which his employment
will begin, whether he is eligible for coverage under a group medical plan, and the identity of the entity employing him. Upon such notification from Mr. Mullen, if Mr. Mullen is
eligible for coverage under a group medical plan, he shall cease receiving benefits continuation.

(c)   The
Restrictive Agreements set forth in Paragraph 8 below (and in each subparagraph thereof) shall remain in full force and effect even if Mr. Mullen is
removed from the Company's payroll under Paragraphs 6(a) of 21.

7.Waiver and General Release of Claims:(a) In exchange for the promises made by the Company in this
Agreement, Mr. Mullen unconditionally waives and releases all known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, accrued and unaccrued, fixed and contingent claims and causes of action of any kind
that he has or may have against the Company, from the beginning of time through and including the date he signs this Agreement, including but not limited to all claims and causes of action related to
or in any way or growing out of Mr. Mullen's dealings with the Company, his employment with the Company and/or the termination of his employment with the Company. The claims and causes of
action Mr. Mullen is releasing and waiving include, but are not limited to, any and all claims and causes of action that the Company:



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MR. MULLEN UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, OTHER THAN CLAIMS WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED BY LAW, HE IS WAIVING AND RELEASING ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE COMPANY TO THE DATE HE SIGNS
THIS AGREEMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR CONSIDERATION TO WHICH HE IS NOT OTHERWISE ENTITLED.

(b)   Mr. Mullen
further agrees that his waiver and release of rights under this Agreement is knowing and voluntary and in compliance with the Older Workers Benefit
Protection Act of 1990, and he covenants and agrees that:



(c)   Mr. Mullen
represents and warrants to the Company that, to the date he signs this Agreement, he has not instituted any complaints, charges, grievances or other
proceedings against the Company with any governmental agency, any court, or any arbitration agency or tribunal.

8.Restrictive Agreements.(a) During his employment with the Company, Mr. Mullen was privy to the
highest level of the Company's confidential and proprietary business information, not generally known by the general public or within the industry, including, but not limited to, the Company's assets,
finances, business development, operations, customer lists, marketing and advertising strategies, plans and pricing and/or labor relations information, strategies and plans ("Confidential
Information"). Mr. Mullen agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose or communicate such Confidential Information to or for the benefit of any person, entity, firm,
corporation, or other third party for any purpose whatsoever, nor make use of any Confidential Information for his own purposes, at any time hereafter, unless and until such Confidential Information
is published and becomes public knowledge other than through acts by or on behalf of Mr. Mullen, or as required by law.

(b)   Mr. Mullen
further agrees that, for twelve (12) months after the Separation Date, he will not employ, either directly or indirectly, any person previously
employed by the Company unless at such time such person has not been employed by the Company for at least six (6) months, or in any way solicit, entice, persuade or induce any person to
terminate or refrain from renewing or extending their employment with the Company.

(c)   Mr. Mullen
acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions in Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b) above are necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the
Company and are reasonable in time, purpose, area, scope, geography and duration. The amount of actual or potential damages resulting from Mr. Mullen's breach of any of the restrictive
agreements set forth in Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b) above will be inherently difficult to determine with precision and, further, any breach could not be reasonably or adequately compensated in money
damages. Accordingly, any breach by Mr. Mullen of the restrictive agreements set forth in paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b) above will result in immediate and irreparable injury and harm to the Company
for which the Company will have no adequate remedy at

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law.
The Company thus will be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief to prevent any such breach of the Restrictive Agreements set forth in restrictive agreements set forth in Paragraphs 8(a)
and 8(b) above. The Company's resort to such equitable relief will not waive any other rights it may have to damages or other relief and the Company shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney's fees
and costs incurred in pursuing such an action should it prevail.

(d)   If
any court or agency of competent jurisdiction determines that any phrase, clause or obligation of the restrictive agreements set forth in Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b)
above is unenforceable as drafted, it shall not be stricken in its entirety or held void or unenforceable, but rather shall be modified by the court or agency to make it enforceable to the maximum
extent legally permissible.

9.Confidentiality.Except as may be required by law, neither Mr. Mullen nor any person acting by,
through, or in concert with him, shall directly or indirectly, publish, disseminate, disclose, or cause or permit to be published, disseminated, or disclosed to any individual or entity, any
information relating to the existence or content of this Agreement or the circumstances and discussions that led up to it, including, without limitation, the fact or amount of payment provided herein.
This Paragraph shall not be construed, however, to prevent Mr. Mullen from disclosing information to any attorney, accountant or tax advisor with whom he may consult for the purpose of
obtaining professional advice or services, or to any governmental taxing authority, or to his spouse.

10.Cooperation.Mr. Mullen will continue to reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with any
and all matters that have arisen or may arise out of events that occurred during his employment.

11.Severability.If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable for any reason by a court
or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, this Agreement shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable by such court or tribunal.

12.Company Property.On or before the Separation Date, Mr. Mullen will return all equipment and other
property in his possession belonging to the Company, including, without limitation, all cellular telephones, computers, pagers, keys, key cards, tangible proprietary information, documents, books,
records, reports, contracts, lists, computer equipment, credit cards, telephone cards, computer disks (or other computer-generated files or data), software, or copies thereof, created on any medium,
prepared or obtained by him or the Company in the course of or incident to his employment with the Company.

13.No Re-Employment.Mr. Mullen will not apply for or otherwise seek employment or
re-employment or contract with the Company in the future. The Company shall not be under any obligation to employ him, to re-employ him, or to consider him for future
employment or re-employment.

14.Non-Disparagement.Mr. Mullen agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly,
individually or in concert with others, take any actions or make any communications which would or would likely have the effect of undermining, disparaging or otherwise reflecting negatively upon the
Company, or its operations, reputation, goodwill, services, business practices and/or customers.

15.Non-Admissions.Nothing in this Agreement constitutes or shall be interpreted as an admission of
liability or wrongdoing on the part of either party.

16.Drafting and Construction.Mr. Mullen and the Company acknowledge that each party had an equal
opportunity to review and/or modify the provisions set forth in this Agreement. Thus, in the event of any misunderstanding, ambiguity or dispute concerning this Agreement's provisions or their
interpretation, no rule of construction shall be applied that would result in having this Agreement interpreted against either party.

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17.Non-Use.This Agreement may not be used as evidence in any subsequent proceeding of any kind
(without the written consent of all other parties) except one which any party institutes alleging a breach of this Agreement.

18.Prevailing Party.In the event that there is any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
the prevailing party shall recover, in addition to any and all other relief, his or its attorneys' fees and costs.

19.Choice of Law.This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Illinois.

20.Knowing and Voluntary Execution.Mr. Mullen covenants that he is legally and mentally competent to
enter into this Agreement, and that he is entering into this Agreement knowingly, voluntarily and with full knowledge of its significance and the rights he is waiving, that no other promises or
representations whatsoever have been made to induce Mr. Mullen to sign this Agreement and that he has not been coerced, threatened, or intimidated into signing the Agreement.

21.Right to Resign from Payroll.If, prior to the Benefits Termination Date, Mr. Mullen desires to
resign from the Company's payroll, Mr. Mullen shall so notify the Company in writing. Upon such notification, the Company shall remove him from its payroll.

|PATRICK MULLEN               |  | TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY
|---------------------------- |  | ----------------------------
|/s/PATRICK MULLEN10/17, 2005 |  | By                          

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