McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) was honored today with four Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Television Political Journalism from USC’s Annenberg School of Journalism’s Norman Lear Center, more than any other news organization in the country. The Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Television Political Journalism celebrate the indispensable role the free …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) will provide a live audio webcast of the question and answer session with Dave Lougee, president and CEO, and Victoria Harker, executive vice president and chief financial officer, at the Deutsche Bank Securities 2019 Media, Internet and Telecom Conference at 3:40 p.m. (ET) on Monday, March 11, 2019. …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc.’s (NYSE: TGNA) Board of Directors today declared a dividend of 7 cents per share, payable on April 1, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 8, 2019. “We believe our long-term commitment to operational and financial discipline coupled with our diversified revenue streams and …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced today that is has entered into a comprehensive, multi-year deal with the ABC network that renews the station affiliation agreements for all of the company’s ABC-affiliated stations. TEGNA owns and operates ABC affiliates in nine markets across the country, covering seven percent of the U.S. and serving …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) has reached a multi-year carriage agreement with Verizon. WUSA in Washington, D.C., WVEC in Norfolk, VA and WGRZ in Buffalo, NY will return to the Verizon lineup effective immediately. About TEGNA TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of WTOL, the CBS affiliate in Toledo, OH, and KWES, the NBC affiliate in Midland-Odessa, TX, from Gray Television, Inc. for $105 million in cash. As previously announced, the transaction represents a compelling purchase price multiple of 5.0 …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today issued the following statement regarding Verizon: “TEGNA has worked hard to reach a fair, market-based agreement with Verizon in Washington, D.C. (WUSA), Norfolk, VA (WVEC) and Buffalo, NY (WGRZ). We have successfully reached hundreds of deals with cable and satellite providers across the country with no disruption …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that it has identified system issues that affected certain 2018 “Premium Audience Selects” targeting segments and determined that they had not been delivered correctly. The issue has been resolved and Premion has implemented new ad operations processes as a result. The company has begun notifying its …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) president and CEO Dave Lougee announced today that John Janedis is joining the company as senior vice president, capital markets and investor relations. Janedis, who was previously managing director and senior equity research analyst for media, cable and telecom at Jefferies LLC, will be responsible for leading TEGNA’s …