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TEGNA and NBC Renew Affiliation Agreement

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) and NBC today announced a comprehensive, multi-year deal that renews station affiliation agreements for 20 TEGNA markets nationwide, including 10 of the top 25 markets for NBC.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) and NBC today announced a comprehensive, multi-year deal that renews station affiliation agreements for 20 TEGNA markets nationwide, including 10 of the top 25 markets for NBC.
  • The 20 markets renewed cover more than 21 million households, nearly 17 percent of U.S. TV households.
  • TEGNA is the largest independent owner of NBC affiliates.
  • “As the largest NBC affiliate group among independent station groups, we are proud of our longstanding partnership that enables us to serve local communities,” said Dave Lougee, president and CEO, TEGNA.

TEGNA Foundation Awards Grants to Address Critical Community Needs

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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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.

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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 Named One of the Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S. by The Civic 50 for Fourth Consecutive Year

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced it has been named a 2023 honoree of The Civic 50 by Points of Light and the Telecommunications Sector Leader.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced it has been named a 2023 honoree of The Civic 50 by Points of Light and the Telecommunications Sector Leader.
  • The Civic 50 honors the most community-minded companies in the United States.
  • 2023 marks TEGNA’s fourth consecutive year on the list, and the third year as Telecommunications Sector Leader.
  • A summary of 2023 TEGNA Foundation Community Grants to date is available here .

TEGNA Stations Honored with 96 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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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.

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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 Names Mark Manders President and General Manager at WGRZ in Buffalo

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced today that Mark Manders has been named president and general manager at WGRZ, TEGNAs NBC affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., effective April 4.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced today that Mark Manders has been named president and general manager at WGRZ, TEGNAs NBC affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., effective April 4.
  • As director of sales, Manders led a high-producing team responsible for sales leadership and strategy, competitive positioning, client services and achieving revenue goals.
  • Prior to WGRZ, Manders was director of sales and marketing at WTVH, the CBS affiliate in Syracuse, N.Y.
  • Mark stands out as one of the most effective leaders in our company, said Paul Trelstad, SVP, media operations, TEGNA.

TEGNA Stations Win 10 National Edward R. Murrow Awards

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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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.

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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.

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.