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Nexstar Media Group Appoints Rachel Morgan Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Proven Senior Legal Executive with 25 Years of Experience to Join Nexstar in June IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST),
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nProven Senior Legal Executive with 25 Years of Experience to Join Nexstar in June\n\n IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), the largest local media company in the United States, today announced the appointment of Rachel Morgan as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective June 20. Ms. Morgan will report to Perry Sook, Nexstar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and is assuming the position of General Counsel from Elizabeth Ryder, who has been Nexstar’s General Counsel since 2009. Ms. Ryder will continue serving as Secretary to Nexstar’s Board of Directors.\n\nMs. Morgan brings a broad range of legal and business experience to Nexstar and will be responsible for the long-term legal strategy and day-to-day management of Nexstar’s legal affairs, as well as those of its affiliated companies. She will serve as a key legal advisor on business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic partnerships, and will oversee the company’s regulatory filings, all aspects of commercial contracts, technology transactions, privacy and data security matters, labor and employment issues, as well as intellectual property, real estate, and litigation matters.\n\nSince 2012, Ms. Morgan has served in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility in the corporate legal department of AT&T, most recently as Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Corporate and Labor and Employment Litigation, for AT&T Services, Inc. During her tenure at AT&T, Ms. Morgan has overseen litigation involving AT&T, Inc., and managed the team responsible for the company’s labor and employment matters.\n\nIn her previous role at AT&T, Ms. Morgan was responsible for AT&T’s shareholder engagement issues, provided support to the company’s Board of Directors, managed the Corporate Secretary team, and helped to manage the operations of the company’s Legal Department. During her nearly ten-year tenure at the telecommunications giant, she also led legal teams supporting AT&T’s Consumer, Customer Experience, Corporate Strategy, Digital, Global Marketing, Global Connection Management, Technology Operations, Network, Technology Development, Information Technology, Automation, and Privacy and Compliance organizations.\n\n“We are grateful to Elizabeth for her invaluable contributions during...