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Nexstar Media Group Television Stations Receive Six National Edward R. Murrow Awards for Outstanding Journalism and Exceptionally Produced Local Content

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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Excellence in Continuing Coverage/Large Market Television – WJZY-TV earned this award for its 18-month investigation into local government corruption.

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  • Excellence in Continuing Coverage/Large Market Television – WJZY-TV earned this award for its 18-month investigation into local government corruption.
  • Investigative reporter Jody Barr exposed lawmakers, judges, law enforcement officers and other public servants in Marlboro County, South Carolina.
  • In addition to the national honors, Nexstar’s news operations at 23 television stations earned 36 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards earlier this year, including two awards for Overall Excellence.
  • These awards put a spotlight on our commitment to innovation in storytelling, journalism that can be trusted, exceptional public service and community involvement.”
    The RTDNA has been recognizing outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971.

FOX TELEVISION STATIONS ANNOUNCES NEWLY-RESTRUCTURED ADVERTISING SALES DIVISION

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FOX Television Stations (FTS) is restructuring its Advertising Sales division, merging its local, national and digital sales efforts into one streamlined unit designed to leverage the power of FOX's strong news content, live sports and digital/streaming platforms. In making the announcement, FOX Television Stations Chief Executive Officer Jack Abernethy has named Patrick Paolini to Executive Vice President of Ad Sales. He will assume this position immediately, reporting directly to Abernethy. In addition, three talented and experienced ad sales executives, Sheila Bruce, Tom Fleming and Michael Page, have been elevated to new roles.

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  • In making the announcement, FOX Television Stations Chief Executive Officer Jack Abernethy has named Patrick Paolini to Executive Vice President of Ad Sales.
  • Prior to that, he held the position of Vice President and General Sales Manager at FOX Stations Sales and, before that, Sales Manager.
  • Previously, Fleming was the Vice President in charge of managing the sales team for FOX Television Stations.
  • FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S.

Buffalo Police Department Deploy BolaWrap to Detain Woman During Mental Health Call

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Monday, February 22, 2021
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In September of 2020, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and the Buffalo Police Department held a press conference to discuss and demonstrate BolaWrap for the public.

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  • In September of 2020, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and the Buffalo Police Department held a press conference to discuss and demonstrate BolaWrap for the public.
  • On Friday, less than one month after BolaWrap training began, Buffalo Police Department successfully deployed the BolaWrap on a women in mental crisis, enabling them to take her into custody and transport to a mental health facility without injury, as reported by WIVB and NBC-affiliate WGRZ .
  • The woman refused, which police say prompted them to deploy the Bolawrap.
  • We are pleased to continue seeing successful field deployments of the BolaWrap, especially by the police department of New Yorks second-largest city.

René LaSpina Named VP/General Manager Of WSMV News 4 In Nashville

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Monday, January 7, 2019
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com )announced today that it has named Ren LaSpina Vice President and General Manager of WSMV News 4, its NBC affiliate in Nashville, TN, effective immediately.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com )announced today that it has named Ren LaSpina Vice President and General Manager of WSMV News 4, its NBC affiliate in Nashville, TN, effective immediately.
  • "Ren has an impressive track record of increasing station revenue, as well as success driving share and ratings growth," said Meredith Local Media Group President Patrick McCreery.
  • Prior to joining Meredith, LaSpina served as General Manager and President of WIVB/WNLO-TV in Buffalo, NY.
  • She also held General Manager positions at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, MN; WPTY/WLMT/WJKT-TV in Memphis, TN; WTEN-TV in Albany, NY; and WNEP-TV in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA.
    "WSMV has a rich history in Nashville," said LaSpina.