Nexstar Broadcasting Launches Inaugural Founder’s Day of Caring to Celebrate 20 Years of Local Excellence and Service
June 14 2016 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Nexstar Offers Employees Paid Hours of
Service in Support of Local Causes and Will Match Every Hour of
Community Service with a Corresponding Dollar Donation
Sets Goal to Generate 20,000 Hours of
Community Service Across 104 Stations in 54 Markets
To mark twenty years of excellence in local programming and
service, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced
today the launch of its inaugural Nexstar Founder’s Day of
Caring on Friday, June 17, 2016. Inspired by Nexstar’s
long-term commitment to local communities across the country and
the exceptional service delivered by Nexstar’s local teams each
day, the Company is offering over 4,400 employees across 104
television stations in 54 markets the opportunity to volunteer on
behalf of local organizations, selected by the staff, with the goal
of generating 20,000 total hours of community service.
In support of the Nexstar Founder’s Day of Caring, the
Company is providing its employees paid hours of service, to
maximize participation while ensuring critical broadcast and
digital operations are maintained during service hours. In
addition, to further magnify impact Nexstar is matching each hour
of community service with a corresponding dollar donation to the
beneficiary charities, up to a total of $20,000.
Perry Sook, Nexstar’s Founder, President and Chief Executive
Officer, stated, “Nexstar was founded two decades ago with one
television station in Scranton, Pennsylvania, based on a commitment
to deliver exceptional service to the local communities where we
operate. To this day, our employees’ unwavering dedication to the
people and communities we serve across the United States has been
fundamental to our success as we now own or provide services to 104
television stations in 54 markets. As our organization grows, we
continue to simultaneously raise our commitment to support the
evolving needs and interests of our local viewers, hometown
businesses and community organizations that we proudly serve each
day.
“Our local news programming is an important public service we
provide to local communities and our ability to deliver essential,
accurate and timely information to keep our local viewers safe and
informed is a point of excellence and pride for Nexstar. The launch
of our inaugural Nexstar Founder’s Day of Caring is an
extension of the exceptional work our local teams have done, and
continue to do, to serve local communities across the country. To
celebrate our twentieth anniversary, Nexstar employees are invited
to volunteer on behalf of local causes dedicated to making a
positive difference in the local communities where they live and
work. Each station will have a unique way of demonstrating its
local community commitment and we are proud that our Company
continues to make meaningful contributions in serving the needs of
the local markets where we operate.”
About Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group is a leading diversified media
company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to
consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital
and mobile media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or
provides sales and other services to 104 full power television
stations reaching 54 markets or approximately 18.1% of all U.S.
television households. Nexstar’s portfolio includes primary
affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. Nexstar’s
community portal websites offer additional hyper-local content and
verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to
choose where, when and how they access content while creating new
revenue opportunities.
Pro-forma for the completion of all transactions Nexstar will
own, operate, program or provide sales and other services to 171
television stations and their related low power and digital
multicast signals reaching 100 markets or approximately 39% of all
U.S. television households. For more information please visit
www.nexstar.tv.
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Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.Timothy Busch,
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Jennifer Neuman212-835-8500nxst@jcir.com
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