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TEGNA Honored with 86 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, Including Six for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
TV and Radio, Communications, Entertainment, Public relations, Investor relations, Tegna Inc., Television stations in the United States, Companies, Television stations, WFAA, Edward R. Murrow Award, KUSA, KSDK, First Coast News, Murrow, KHOU

b'TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced its stations received 86 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards \xe2\x80\x93 more than any other local broadcast television group \xe2\x80\x93 for excellence in broadcast journalism, including the coveted prizes for overall excellence, excellence in innovation, and the new category of excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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  • b'TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced its stations received 86 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards \xe2\x80\x93 more than any other local broadcast television group \xe2\x80\x93 for excellence in broadcast journalism, including the coveted prizes for overall excellence, excellence in innovation, and the new category of excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • More than a third of TEGNA\xe2\x80\x99s 64 stations were among the winners with four stations \xe2\x80\x93 KARE, KING, WFAA and WUSA \xe2\x80\x93 garnering overall excellence, the highest honor awarded.\nSeven TEGNA stations \xe2\x80\x93 KGW, KUSA, KSDK, NEWS CENTER Maine, WFAA and WGRZ \xe2\x80\x93 also won for excellence in innovation, which recognizes \xe2\x80\x9cnews organizations that innovate their product to enhance the quality of journalism and the audience\xe2\x80\x99s understanding of news.\xe2\x80\x9d In addition, six TEGNA stations \xe2\x80\x93 KARE, KGW, KSDK, WFAA, WWL and WXIA \xe2\x80\x93 received the Edward R. Murrow\xe2\x80\x99s newest honor \xe2\x80\x93 excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion \xe2\x80\x93 which is given for \xe2\x80\x9coutstanding advocacy journalism tackling the topic of diversity, racial injustice and/or inequality.\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cTEGNA\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to exceptional journalism has once again been recognized by the prestigious Regional Edward R. Murrow awards,\xe2\x80\x9d said Dave Lougee, president and CEO, TEGNA.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cAs our nation continues to confront acts of racial and social injustice, we are especially proud that our stations are recognized for covering and facilitating important discussions about race and inequality that will help drive systemic change.\xe2\x80\x9d\nOverall, 24 TEGNA stations were honored, with 10 awarded to KARE; nine to KUSA; eight to WFAA; seven to KDSK; six to KING and WXIA; four to KGW, NEWS CENTER Maine and WHAS; three to WBIR, WGRZ, WUSA, WTHR and WWL; two to KHOU, KXTV, WOI and WTC; and one each to First Coast News, KPNX, KTVB, KWES, WTOL and WVEC.\nTEGNA Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners this year are as follows:\nExcellence in Writing: From Pen to Paper ... From Paper to Pixels; Jim Altman\n'

TEGNA’s Texas Stations to Livestream U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate on Feb. 18

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Thursday, February 6, 2020
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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced KVUE, TEGNAs ABC affiliate in Austin, will host a live debate between the Texas Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, February 18 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. (CT) as part of KVUEs Emmy-winning VOTE TEXAS initiative.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced KVUE, TEGNAs ABC affiliate in Austin, will host a live debate between the Texas Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, February 18 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. (CT) as part of KVUEs Emmy-winning VOTE TEXAS initiative.
  • Partnering with KVUE to host and distribute the debate are The Texas Tribune , a nonprofit news organization that reports on Texas politics, policy and government, and KUT 90.5 , Austins NPR station.
  • The debate will also be streamed live across all 12 of TEGNAs Texas stations digital properties: WFAA (Dallas), KHOU (Houston), KENS (San Antonio), KVUE, KCEN (Waco-Temple), KAGS (College Station), KYTX (Tyler), KIII (Corpus Christi), KBMT-KJAC (Beaumont), KWES (Odessa).
  • KUT will broadcast the debate live on 90.5 in the Austin area, and will stream the debate at KUT.org .

Broadcasting Industry's Top Marketing Prize Names 2018 Winners

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Thursday, June 28, 2018
Television in the United States, Television, Broadcasting, Tribune Broadcasting, Promax Awards, KHOU, Tegna, Inc., KXAS-TV, WBZ, CBS

LAS VEGAS, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Television stations from Houston, Dallas, Chicago and Boston were some of the big winners Thursday at the 2018 PromaxBDA Awards at Station Summit, the annual celebration of the best marketing and promotion in the broadcasting industry.

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  • LAS VEGAS, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Television stations from Houston, Dallas, Chicago and Boston were some of the big winners Thursday at the 2018 PromaxBDA Awards at Station Summit, the annual celebration of the best marketing and promotion in the broadcasting industry.
  • TEGNA-owned KHOU Houston, NBCUniversal-owned KXAS Dallas, Tribune Broadcasting-owned WGN Chicago, and CBS-owned WBZ Boston led the winners list this year.
  • The awards are handed out by PromaxBDA, the global trade association for the media marketing profession.
  • Veteran broadcast creative services and marketing executive Lee Minard was posthumously awarded the 2018 PromaxBDA Lifetime Achievement Award, the association's highest honor.