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TEGNA Appoints Carrie Hofmann President and General Manager of WLTX in Columbia, South Carolina

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Carrie Hofmann has been named president and general manager of WLTX, TEGNA’s CBS affiliate in Columbia, SC, effective October 2.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Carrie Hofmann has been named president and general manager of WLTX, TEGNA’s CBS affiliate in Columbia, SC, effective October 2.
  • Hofmann will be responsible for overseeing the station’s operations across all platforms, as well as community outreach efforts and driving results for advertisers.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230906364867/en/
    Carrie Hofmann has been named president and general manager at TEGNA's WLTX-TV.
  • Hofmann is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism.

TEGNA’s KUSA Wins Prestigious Peabody Award for “Prone” Investigative Series

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KUSA, its NBC affiliate in Denver, was awarded a Peabody Award in the News category for its Prone investigative series on the dangers of the prone position chokehold restraint.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KUSA, its NBC affiliate in Denver, was awarded a Peabody Award in the News category for its Prone investigative series on the dangers of the prone position chokehold restraint.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220608005856/en/
    KUSA's Prone is a two-year nationwide investigation into the use of the prone chokehold position in arrests.
  • The investigative series was awarded a Peabody Award in the News category.
  • Receiving recognition for this investigation is very meaningful, but to receive a Peabody Award is truly humbling, said Mark Cornetta, president and general manager, KUSA.