The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced today
the regional winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards and the local news
operations of Nexstar
Broadcasting Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXST) are the proud recipients of
nine awards including Overall Excellence (Small Market), Best Breaking
News Coverage (Small Market), Investigative Reporting (Small Market),
Sports Reporting (2) (Small Market) and Broadcast Affiliate Website
(Small Market).
“These prestigious Edward
R. Murrow Awards are a testament to our commitment to addressing the
information needs of local viewers and we are extraordinarily proud and
congratulate our reporters, anchors, sportscasters, digital media
specialists and other personnel that are being honored,” said Perry
Sook, President and Chief Executive Officer.
The RTDNA
has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with
the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971 and the 2014 awards mark the
second straight year Nexstar stations have captured nine regional
awards. In the 2014 competition, Nexstar news operations in seven
markets were distinguished with the following honors:
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Market
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Award
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1
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WSYR
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Syracuse NY
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Broadcast Affiliate Website (Small Market)
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2
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WTAJ
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Altoona, PA
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Best Breaking News Coverage (Small Market)
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3
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KGET
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Bakersfield, CA
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Overall Excellence (Small Market)
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4
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KGET
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Bakersfield, CA
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Continuing Coverage (Small Market)
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5
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KGET
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Bakersfield, CA
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News Series (Small Market)
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6
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KOLR/KOZL
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Springfield, MO
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Sports Reporting (Small Market)
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7
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WMBD
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Peoria, IL
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Breaking News Coverage (Small Market)
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8
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WTWO
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Terre Haute, IN
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Investigative Reporting (Small Market)
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9
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WEHT
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Evansville, IN
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Sports Reporting (Small Market)
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“Nexstar consistently elevates the level of service provided to local
communities in the markets we serve with in-depth, locally-originated
news programming and online content with WSYR Syracuse’s award for best
broadcast affiliate website acknowledging our industry leading digital
content initiative,” said Jerry Walsh, Director of Local Content
Development – East Region at Nexstar Broadcasting. “In acknowledgement
of outstanding journalistic contributions, and broadcasting excellence
Nexstar and Mission stations have garnered more than 339 awards over the
past five years including 161 state broadcast association awards, 64
local and other broadcasting awards, 42 state Associated Press awards,
33 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, 16 State Society of Professional
Journalists Awards and 15 Emmy Awards. We applaud our stations and our
passionate broadcasting teams who will continue to build on their
industry-wide leadership in delivering exceptional service in our
markets with local news, lifestyle, sports, weather and other
programming that is relevant and vital to local viewers.”
About Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group is a leading diversified media company that
leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and
advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media
platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other
services to 74 television stations and 13 related digital multicast
signals reaching 44 markets or approximately 12.1% of all U.S.
television households. Nexstar’s portfolio includes affiliates of NBC,
CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV, The CW, Telemundo, Bounce TV and independent
stations. Nexstar’s 43 community portal websites offer additional
hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers,
allowing audiences to choose where, when and how they access content
while creating new revenue opportunities.
Pro-forma for the completion of all announced transactions Nexstar will
own, operate, program or provides sales and other services to 108
television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 56
markets or approximately 16.0% of all U.S. television households.
Forward-Looking Statements
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these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and
projections about future events. Forward-looking statements include
information preceded by, followed by, or that includes the words
"guidance," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "could," or similar
expressions. For these statements, the Company claims the protection of
the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release,
concerning, among other things, changes in net revenue, cash flow and
operating expenses, involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to
change based on various important factors, including the impact of
changes in national and regional economies, our ability to service and
refinance our outstanding debt, successful integration of acquired
television stations (including achievement of synergies and cost
reductions), pricing fluctuations in local and national advertising,
future regulatory actions and conditions in the television stations'
operating areas, competition from others in the broadcast television
markets served by the Company, volatility in programming costs, the
effects of governmental regulation of broadcasting, industry
consolidation, technological developments and major world news events.
Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this news release
might not occur. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
release. For more details on factors that could affect these
expectations, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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