TEGNA Appoints Three New Vice Presidents of Content

TEGNA veterans Carol Fowler and Julie Wolfe and former Univision executive Chris Peña join the company’s content leadership team

TYSONS, Va., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced the appointment of Carol Fowler, Julie Wolfe and Chris Peña as vice presidents of content, effective June 30. These strategic appointments, which are part of TEGNA’s commitment to invest in content as the company continues to build a sustainable future for local news, follow the company’s recent announcement that its stations will be adding more than 100 hours of new daily streaming programming across 51 markets.

In these new roles, each of the three leaders will oversee local stations in a dedicated geographic region, focusing on the quality, depth, and relevance of coverage, and emphasizing the local impact and the daily practical value of the information. Each will also oversee a content priority, such as weather coverage, big stories and events, morning news strategy, sales and sponsorships, storytelling, and investigative and solutions-based journalism.

Working closely with general managers, news directors, and the newsroom staff who will maintain editorial leadership at TEGNA’s local stations, the new leaders will strengthen storytelling and coverage capabilities. These new leaders will be well positioned to help identify trends and when appropriate, foster cross-station collaboration that enables journalists to produce more in-depth stories from local perspectives.

“Carol, Julie and Chris each bring deep experience building innovative newsrooms and understand the importance of strong local journalism,” said Adrienne Roark, chief content officer at TEGNA. “They’re passionate about developing talent and creating engaging content that serves viewer needs across platforms. Their leadership will be instrumental in further strengthening TEGNA’s award winning content.”

Longtime TEGNA newsroom leader Carol Fowler will oversee content strategy across the company’s stations in the Mid-South, including St. Louis, Knoxville, Memphis, Louisville, Fort Smith, Little Rock and New Orleans. A nationally recognized digital content strategist with more than 30 years of experience, Fowler currently leads content strategy at WXIA, TEGNA’s NBC affiliate in Atlanta. She also led the newsroom at TEGNA’s NBC affiliate in St. Louis, where her team won 23 regional RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards.