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Nexstar Media to Launch Prime-Time National Newscast on WGN America, Cable Network Reaching 75 Million U.S. Households
Live Daily Three-Hour Broadcast Built on the Experience and In-Market Expertise of Nexstar’s 5,400 Local Journalists and 110 Newsrooms Across the Country
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nLive Daily Three-Hour Broadcast Built on the Experience and In-Market Expertise of Nexstar’s 5,400 Local Journalists and 110 Newsrooms Across the Country\n\n\n“News Nation” Will Deliver Fact-Based, Unbiased News Reporting\n\n\nExperienced News Veteran Jennifer Lyons Appointed VP News, Will Oversee Newscast \n\n CHICAGO & IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that its wholly-owned cable network, WGN America, which reaches approximately 75 million U.S. TV households, will launch a live daily three-hour national newscast. Beginning this summer, “News Nation,” will air in prime-time, from 8 pm ET to 11 pm ET, and will draw on the local market, regional and national expertise of Nexstar’s 5,400 local journalists in 110 local newsrooms across the country. News Nation will deliver news reporting that is fact-based, impactful, educational and unbiased.\n\n\nIn addition to the live nightly newscast, News Nation’s digital team of reporters and producers will deliver news twenty-four hours a day online through News Nation’s digital properties and its soon-to-be-launched mobile app, newsnationnow.\n\n\nBroadcasting live from a new, state-of-the-art newsroom and studio located at WGN-TV in Chicago, News Nation will bring viewers breaking news and live video on the most important news stories and issues impacting the nation, as well as regional and local communities throughout the U.S. It will be a fast-paced newscast with a fully-staffed newsroom, dedicated digital and social media teams, and experienced reporters filing stories from around the country. News Nation will deliver three distinct hours of diversified content, with its anchors pivoting to various locations nationwide as news breaks and stories develop. News Nation will debut this summer, concurrent with several third-party syndicated entertainment programs ending their run on WGN America. As a result, News Nation’s programming and personnel expenses will be neutral to Nexstar.\n\n\nPerry Sook, Nexstar Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “Nexstar has the largest newsgathering organization in the country, with 5,400 journalists in 110 newsrooms throughout the U.S., including capitol news bureaus in 20 states across the nation. We get to the scene of important breaking news first and provide live coverage ...