Nexstar Media Inc. Promotes Andrew Alford to President of Broadcasting Division, Effective June 1 - Seite 2

Prior to joining Nexstar, Mr. Alford was Vice President and General Manager of WFLA-TV and WTTA-TV, Media General’s NBC and MyNet affiliates serving the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg/Sarasota, Florida area. Before assuming that role, he served as Media General’s Vice President of Sales, where he was responsible for sales strategies and operations and developed several sales training programs deployed across the company’s station group. He was also responsible for managing Media General’s business relationship with their national rep firms and worked on the transition team during corporate mergers and acquisitions. During and preceding his time as head of sales, Mr. Alford also served as Vice President and General Manager of WTEN-TV, a Media General television station, and WXAA-TV, under a shared services agreement with Shield Media. Both stations are located in Albany, NY.

“I am extremely grateful to Nexstar for giving me the opportunity to lead the nation’s largest broadcast station group,” said Mr. Alford. “I’m fortunate to be working with a skillful and experienced management team dedicated to growing ratings, revenue and profitability, while providing outstanding journalism and serving the local communities in which we operate. I look forward to working with the incredible group of broadcast professionals that comprise the Nexstar Nation and I’m confident we will build on the solid foundation we have established to achieve even greater success.”

Before joining Media General, Mr. Alford spent seven years in roles of increasing responsibility at WGCL-TV in Atlanta, GA, culminating in his appointment as Vice President and General Manager of the station. During his career, Mr. Alford also has served in broadcast management roles in the Orlando, FL, Syracuse, NY, and Rochester, NY, markets.

Mr. Alford grew up in Rochester, NY, and began his television career in sales at WHEC-TV. He has a long track-record of involvement in industry and community organizations, including the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation, The American Heart Association Heart Walk Cabinet Tampa Bay, Atlanta’s Make-A-Wish Foundation Board of Directors and the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.

Mr. Alford and his wife, Nancy, will be relocating to the Irving, TX, area, where Nexstar’s corporate office is located.

About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ: NXST) 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. Its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Nexstar Media Inc., consists of three divisions: Broadcasting, Digital, and Networks. The Broadcasting Division operates, programs, or provides sales and other services to 198 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 116 markets or approximately 39% of all U.S. television households (reflecting the FCC’s UHF discount). The division’s portfolio includes primary affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. The Digital Division operates 120 local websites and 284 mobile apps offering hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when and how they access content and creating new revenue opportunities for the company. The Networks Division operates NewsNation, formerly WGN America, a national news and entertainment cable network reaching 75 million television homes, multicast network Antenna TV, and WGN Radio in Chicago. Nexstar also owns a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network, a top tier cable asset. For more information, please visit www.nexstar.tv.