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Nexstar Promotes Two News and Sales Leaders to Vice President and General Manager of Broadcast and Digital Operations in Peoria, IL, and Columbus, GA
Nexstar’s Deep Bench of Management Talent Enables Promotion from Within IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNexstar’s Deep Bench of Management Talent Enables Promotion from Within\n\n IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the promotion of two experienced broadcast leaders and current Nexstar executives to Vice President and General Manager, overseeing the company’s broadcast and digital operations in Peoria, IL, and Columbus, GA.\n\nShaun Newell will lead WMBD-TV (CBS) in Peoria, IL (DMA #121), and will also oversee the Company’s operational agreements with Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation, providing services to WYZZ-TV (Fox) in Peoria. Mr. Newell will report to Traci Wilkinson, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Nexstar Media’s broadcasting division. Joe McGuire will assume the leadership role at WRBL-TV (CBS) in Columbus, GA (DMA #131) and report to Julie Pruett, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Nexstar Media’s broadcasting division. Both promotions are effective immediately. Collectively, Mr. Newell and Mr. McGuire have more than 30 years of broadcast leadership experience, and each is extremely familiar with Nexstar’s media operations and the respective market they will lead.\n\nMr. Newell has spent the bulk of his professional broadcast career in Peoria and Central Illinois, and has served as News Director for WMBD-TV/WYZZ-TV since 2017, responsible for the long-range strategy and day-to-day operations of the news department. At WMBD, Mr. Newell has overseen a staff of 35 journalists delivering a total of eight hours of local news every weekday. During his tenure, he and his team launched a new weekday newscast at 4 p.m. and created the station’s first-ever digital news content department. The efforts of the news team have been recognized with several awards for excellence, including the 2020/2021 Illinois News Broadcasters Association awards for Best Digital Presence and Best Weather Team. In 2020, the WMBD-TV news team was honored with an Edward R. Murrow Award for Diversity for its television special, “Together We Rise.”\n\nMr. Newell has been active in Peoria community organizations and deeply involved in the North Branch of the Peoria Rotary Club. He also serves on the board of several non-profit organizations, including The Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Dirksen Congressional Center. ...