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Sinclair Broadcast Group's "The National Desk" To Premiere Monday, January 18

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Friday, January 15, 2021
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Sinclair Broadcast Group (NASDAQ: SBGI) ("Sinclair") is excited to announce that its original news program, "The National Desk," will premiere this Monday, January 18.

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  • BALTIMORE, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Sinclair Broadcast Group (NASDAQ: SBGI) ("Sinclair") is excited to announce that its original news program, "The National Desk," will premiere this Monday, January 18.
  • The National Desk will be hosted by award-winning anchor Jan Jeffcoat, who will provide audiences with commentary-free news coverage from both a local and national perspective.
  • The goal of The National Desk is to leverage these assets into a single news program for a national audience.
  • "Stories that will be national news tomorrow are emanating from smaller local communities today," said Scott Livingston, Senior Vice President of News at Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Award-Winning Journalist Jan Jeffcoat Tapped By Sinclair Broadcast Group To Become Main Anchor Of Its Headline News Service

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Friday, October 2, 2020
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BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group (NASDAQ: SBGI) today announced the company has hired award-winning anchor Jan Jeffcoat to lead Sinclair's soon-to-be-launched headline news service as main anchor.

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  • BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group (NASDAQ: SBGI) today announced the company has hired award-winning anchor Jan Jeffcoat to lead Sinclair's soon-to-be-launched headline news service as main anchor.
  • Jeffcoat also worked as an anchor for a number of other television stations and broadcast networks including WFLD-Fox Chicago, KRIV-Fox Houston, WBTVCBS Charlotte, and WCSC-CBS Charleston.
  • In addition to Jeffcoat, Cayle Thompson will join Sinclair's headline news service as a live desk anchor.
  • Jeffcoat and Thompson will start as the main anchor and live desk anchor, respectively, for Sinclair's headline news service in early 2021.