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TEGNA Foundation Awards Grants to Address Critical Community Needs

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

TEGNA Foundation, the charitable foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), in partnership with its local stations, today announced it awarded 242 Community Grants to address critical community needs and initiatives.

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  • TEGNA Foundation, the charitable foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), in partnership with its local stations, today announced it awarded 242 Community Grants to address critical community needs and initiatives.
  • WKYC in Cleveland, the “Education Station,” focused their Community Grants on pressing education needs in their local community.
  • TEGNA Foundation Community Grants are vetted by a committee of employees at each station, including the station general manager, and approved by the TEGNA Foundation Board of Directors.
  • To learn more and/or apply for a TEGNA Foundation Community Grants, visit https://www.tegnafoundation.org/ .

TEGNA Stations Receive Ten National 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced its stations have received ten 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism, more than any other station group.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced its stations have received ten 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism, more than any other station group.
  • The Edward R. Murrow Awards are sponsored by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and honor outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism.
  • “Congratulations to all our stations that were recognized for their work.”
    The prestigious Murrow Awards “recognize local and national news stories that uphold the RTDNA Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a service to the community.”
    TEGNA stations’ National Edward R. Murrow Award recipients are:
    WFAA (Dallas, TX): Overall Excellence, Large Market Television.
  • For 2023, TEGNA stations were also honored with 84 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards .

TEGNA Stations KARE and KXTV Nominated for Peabody Awards

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KARE in Minneapolis and KXTV in Sacramento have been nominated for Peabody Awards, which honor the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2022.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KARE in Minneapolis and KXTV in Sacramento have been nominated for Peabody Awards, which honor the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2022.
  • In the News category, KARE was nominated for KARE 11 Investigates – The Gap: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect , a year-long series and primetime special.
  • Also in the News category, KXTV was nominated for The Price of Care: Taken by the State .
  • “We are proud of our stations’ groundbreaking investigative journalism that holds those in power accountable and sheds light on the issues that matter most in our communities.”

TEGNA’s KUSA Wins Prestigious Peabody Award for “Prone” Investigative Series

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KUSA, its NBC affiliate in Denver, was awarded a Peabody Award in the News category for its Prone investigative series on the dangers of the prone position chokehold restraint.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KUSA, its NBC affiliate in Denver, was awarded a Peabody Award in the News category for its Prone investigative series on the dangers of the prone position chokehold restraint.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220608005856/en/
    KUSA's Prone is a two-year nationwide investigation into the use of the prone chokehold position in arrests.
  • The investigative series was awarded a Peabody Award in the News category.
  • Receiving recognition for this investigation is very meaningful, but to receive a Peabody Award is truly humbling, said Mark Cornetta, president and general manager, KUSA.

TEGNA Stations Honored with 96 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced its stations received a record 96 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards more than any other local broadcast television group and the most in its history.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced its stations received a record 96 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards more than any other local broadcast television group and the most in its history.
  • KARE in Minneapolis received 11 individual awards, the most given this year, and the most in its history.
  • Seven stations KARE, KING, KSDK, KUSA, KWES, WFAA and WGRZ garnered the overall excellence honor, the highest achievement awarded.
  • TEGNA Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners this year are as follows:

TEGNA Stations KARE and KXTV Win Prestigious 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KARE (Minneapolis, Minn.) and KXTV (Sacramento, Calif.) received 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards which honor excellence in broadcast, online and documentary journalism.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KARE (Minneapolis, Minn.) and KXTV (Sacramento, Calif.) received 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards which honor excellence in broadcast, online and documentary journalism.
  • KARE won for KARE 11 Investigates: Cruel & Unusual, which exposed how Minnesota jail officials ignored preventable inmate deaths.
  • KXTV was honored for Fire-Power-Money, their investigative series on Pacific Gas & Electric Companys role in the deadliest wildfire in Californias history.
  • Through powerful investigative reporting, KARE and KXTV continue to hold those in power accountable and expose corruption and wrongdoing, said Lynn Beall, EVP and COO for media operations, TEGNA.

2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award Winners Announced Tonight

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Woodruff remarked, "We've continued to be tested in ways we never expected by this pandemic that has upended lives, touched every corner of human existence and forced us to reorder priorities and rethink the way we do our work. Despite it all, we continue to witness great reporting being done -- profound and consequential investigative work and storytelling that transports us to places that would otherwise have gone unseen. I've never been more proud to be a journalist than I am at the start of this new year."

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Columbia Journalism School announced the 16 winners of the 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards during a special virtual presentation highlighting outstanding reporting in the public interest.
  • "This ceremony is happening as we head into year three of a global pandemic.
  • The duPont-Columbia Awards recognized two streaming services this year Apple TV and Amazon Studios, both first time winners.
  • The 2022 duPont-Columbia Jurors are: Mark Whitaker, (Jury Chair), Nina Alvarez, David Bauder, Andy Bowers, Ann Cooper, Pam Hogan, Lee Kamlet, Shelagh Leahy, and Geraldine Moriba.

Spireon Launches Real-Time Tracking for 2021 US Capitol Christmas Tree

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Spireon , the vehicle intelligence company, launched real-time tracking of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, available now through Nov. 19.

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  • IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Spireon , the vehicle intelligence company, launched real-time tracking of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, available now through Nov. 19.
  • In partnership with the nonprofit Choose Outdoors, the tree can be tracked with Spireon's FleetLocatetrailer management solution at www.capitoltreetracker.com .
  • Spireon is uniquely able to effectively manage and track any type of trailer from dry vans and refrigerated trailers to the specialty flatbed needed to ship oversized cargo like the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.
  • For news, events and tour information, and to track the tree cross-country, visit uscapitolchristmastree.com , along with Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .

TEGNA Stations Win 10 National Edward R. Murrow Awards

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced today that its stations have won 10 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism, more than any other news organization.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced today that its stations have won 10 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism, more than any other news organization.
  • The Edward R. Murrow Awards are sponsored by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and honor outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism.
  • TEGNA stations KARE in Minneapolis, WWL in New Orleans and KUSA in Denver received awards in multiple categories.
  • TEGNA stations were also honored with 86 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards , including six for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, which were announced earlier this year.

TEGNA Stations ABC10, KING and KARE Nominated for Peabody Awards

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Out of four local television/digital news organizations receiving nominations, TEGNA stations received three out of four nominations.\nIn the News category, KXTV/ABC10 was nominated for \xe2\x80\x9cFIRE-POWER-MONEY: Holding PG&E Accountable,\xe2\x80\x9d an examination of the connection between deadly wildfires, PG&E and its influence on California politics.

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  • Out of four local television/digital news organizations receiving nominations, TEGNA stations received three out of four nominations.\nIn the News category, KXTV/ABC10 was nominated for \xe2\x80\x9cFIRE-POWER-MONEY: Holding PG&E Accountable,\xe2\x80\x9d an examination of the connection between deadly wildfires, PG&E and its influence on California politics.
  • The KARE 11 Investigates unit is led by reporters A. J. Lagoe and Brandon Stahl, photojournalists Gary Knox and Jason Steussy and executive producer Steve Eckert.
  • Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations, and delivers innovative marketing solutions.
  • TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion , TEGNA\xe2\x80\x99s OTT advertising service.