{"id":2044,"date":"2026-06-11T14:57:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarbellcenter.org\/?post_type=member&#038;p=2044"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:58:20","slug":"dick-tofel","status":"publish","type":"member","link":"https:\/\/www.tarbellcenter.org\/team\/dick-tofel","title":{"rendered":"Dick Tofel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90319284 BCX0\">Dick Tofel is Principal at Gallatin Advisory\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW90319284 BCX0\">LLC,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90319284 BCX0\">\u00a0an advisory group focused on the media business. 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