McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc.’s (NYSE: TGNA) Texas stations will produce and broadcast “The Texas Debate” between U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and his challenger, U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso, TX), live across its on-air and digital platforms on October 16 at 8 p.m. CT. It will be the final debate between the two …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Akin Harrison has been named senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. Harrison will lead TEGNA’s legal department and serve as a member of the company’s leadership team following the retirement of Todd Mayman, executive vice president and chief legal and administrative officer. Mayman plans …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) will host its third quarter 2018 earnings conference call with financial analysts on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The call will be accessible live to the media and general public via webcast and through a limited number of dial-in conference lines. TEGNA’s earnings announcement will …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc.’s (NYSE: TGNA) “Daily Blast LIVE” (DBL) announced today that new hosts Beau Davidson, Stefanie Jones and Brandon London have joined first-year hosts Erica Cobb, Al Jackson, Sam Schacher, Jeff Schroeder and Tory Shulman on the daily news and entertainment program. DBL has also picked up a new TEGNA station, KFMB …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced the company has entered into a definitive agreement with Gray Television, Inc. to acquire the leading local stations WTOL, the CBS affiliate in Toledo, OH, and KWES, the NBC affiliate in Odessa-Midland, TX, for $105 million in cash. In June, Gray and Raycom Media, Inc. jointly …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc.’s (NYSE: TGNA) Board of Directors today declared a dividend of 7 cents per share, payable on October 1, 2018 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 7, 2018. “Our culture of innovation is leading to tangible results. We are a best-in-class operator that is well …
McLEAN, VA – The TEGNA Foundation, the charitable foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), announced today it will award 100 community grants in its first-of-two rounds of annual community grantmaking cycles for 2018. The grants are recommended by TEGNA’s local stations, which identify pressing needs in their local communities and address these needs through …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced the launch of DEALBOSS, a new commerce franchise now available across its local stations’ digital and social platforms and on-air in select markets. DEALBOSS empowers audiences to be smart, savvy shoppers by providing discounts, information and reviews from major online stores and many smaller, independent retailers …
McLEAN, VA – RTNDA, the Radio Television Digital News Association, announced today that TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) has won 10 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in local journalism. This includes three for KING in Seattle, WA and two for KTVB in Boise, ID. TEGNA won both local television Excellence in Innovation honors, with …