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TEGNA Appoints Tim Thomas President and General Manager at WTLV and WJXX in Jacksonville

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Tim Thomas has been appointed president and general manager at WTLV and WJXX, the NBC and ABC affiliates in Jacksonville, effective April 3, 2023.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Tim Thomas has been appointed president and general manager at WTLV and WJXX, the NBC and ABC affiliates in Jacksonville, effective April 3, 2023.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230315005622/en/
    Tim Thomas named president and general manager at WTLV and WJXX, the NBC and ABC affiliates in Jacksonville, Florida.
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    Thomas joins WTLV and WJXX, known as First Coast News, from West Texas where he was president and general manager and led all operations across KWES, KXVA, and KIDY.
  • Previously, Thomas was station operations manager for WXIA-WATL in Atlanta, leading local on-air and digital programming and creating new business opportunities.

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
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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.

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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'