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TEGNA Stations Honored with 96 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards


TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced its stations received a record 96 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards ? more than any other local broadcast television group and the most in its history. KARE in Minneapolis received 11 individual awards, the most given this year, and the most in its history.

Seven stations ? KARE, KING, KSDK, KUSA, KWES, WFAA and WGRZ ? garnered the overall excellence honor, the highest achievement awarded. Four stations ? KGW, KUSA, WBIR and WXIA ? won for excellence in innovation, which recognizes "news organizations that innovate their product to enhance the quality of journalism and the audience's understanding of news." Three TEGNA stations ? KGW, KHOU and WCSH ? received excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, a new category introduced in 2021, which is given for "outstanding advocacy journalism tackling the topic of diversity, racial injustice and/or inequality." Nine stations received excellence in writing and excellence in video honors.

"These awards reflect the commitment our stations and journalists have shown to informing and educating our viewers with valuable news, life-changing investigations, weather and information, and stories that reflect the diversity of their local communities," said Dave Lougee, president and CEO, TEGNA. "Congratulations to all our stations and journalists on these honors."

Overall, 27 TEGNA stations were honored, with 11 awarded to KARE; nine to KUSA; seven to KGW; six to KING, KSDK, WFAA and WGRZ; five to KXTV; four to KREM, WBIR and WXIA; three to WCSH, WTHR, WUSA and WWL; two to KENS, KHOU, KTVB and WTIC; and one each to KVUE, KWES, WATN, WBNS, WCNC, WKYC, WTOL and KTHV.

TEGNA Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners this year are as follows:

KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul

KENS, San Antonio

KGW, Portland, Oregon

KHOU, Houston

KING, Seattle

KREM, Spokane

KSDK, St. Louis

KTHV, Little Rock

KTVB, Boise-Twin Falls

KUSA, Denver

KVUE, Austin

KWES, Midland-Odessa

KXTV, Sacramento

WATN, Memphis

WBIR, Knoxville

WBNS, Columbus

WCNC, Charlotte

WCSH, Portland, Maine

WFAA, Dallas

WGRZ, Buffalo

WKYC, Cleveland

WTHR, Indianapolis

WTIC, Hartford

WTOL, Toledo

WUSA, Washington, DC

WWL, New Orleans

WXIA, Atlanta

The Edward R. Murrow Awards are sponsored by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and honor outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism.

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network, Twist and Quest. TEGNA offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.



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