Accomplished 24-year CBS News Veteran and
Former Los Angeles News Director to Lead Nexstar’s Expanding
Washington DC News Bureau
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) (“Nexstar” or “the
Company”) announced today that Bill Mondora has been named to the
new position of Washington, DC Bureau Chief, responsible for
overseeing the production of news that is relevant to the local
communities the Company serves in 100 markets across the United
States. Mr. Mondora assumes his new role immediately and reports to
Jerry Walsh, Director of Local Content Development for Nexstar
Broadcasting, Inc.
Nexstar previously announced that it was doubling the size of
its Washington, DC, bureau to be highly responsive to the content
needs of its local stations and their focus on political reporting
and to ensure that the bureau is providing daily custom coverage to
Nexstar markets. Nexstar’s DC bureau is located at 400 North
Capitol Street in Washington, DC, two blocks from the U.S. Capitol
in the NBC News Channel offices. Mr. Mondora’s appointment reflects
Nexstar’s strategy to appoint proven broadcast and digital media
leaders to oversee the development of its innovative multi-platform
local news and community-focused content on a regional basis, while
enhancing its service to viewers, clients and advertising partners.
Nexstar will be adding four more positions to the Washington, DC,
bureau, including three multimedia journalists/reporters and an
executive producer.
In his new role, Mr. Mondora will oversee the expanded team of
10 journalists and news production personnel based in Washington,
DC, who will leverage the expanded resources of the capital news
bureau to deliver local content to communities across Nexstar’s
markets. The Washington reporters will be responsible for producing
compelling local stories and exclusive interviews with local
lawmakers focused on specific issues that are impacting individual
local markets, as well as topics of national interest. The
Washington news bureau will offer extensive multiplatform coverage
of events and developments including live reporting for broadcast
television newscasts, detailed digital media stories for local
websites / mobile apps and ongoing social media engagement with
local audiences.
Mr. Mondora is an accomplished broadcast journalist with
extensive experience in local and network news programming,
production and service. He spent 24 years at CBS where he held
several leadership roles including Director of News and Executive
Producer of Newspath for 15 years. During his tenure he was
responsible for developing and distributing key news content to CBS
affiliates across the country, while managing the day-to-day
services CBS Newspath provided to local affiliates. Prior to
joining Nexstar, Mr. Mondora most recently served as Vice President
and Director of News for KTTV-TV in Los Angeles, CA (DMA #2), where
he launched an aggressive social media and digital strategy that
grew audience share and further enhanced viewer engagement with
stations’ local news, live-events, sports and other
community-focused programming.
Commenting on the appointment, Jerry Walsh noted, “As the
nation’s largest local media group, Nexstar has cultivated an
organization-wide commitment to providing unique local content that
is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering
local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and
connect with local audiences. Nexstar’s expanded, Washington, DC,
resources and news reporting capabilities and the appointment of a
proven industry executive to serve as our bureau chief will further
our industry-wide reputation of delivering exceptional local
programming and service.
“Bill brings to his new position a deep understanding of local
news programming and production, digital and social media
integration, content monetization, strategic planning and brand
positioning across multiple media platforms. Throughout his
impressive career at CBS, Bill consistently provided exceptional
programming and services to the local affiliates by leading the
strategic planning of major event coverage, working with news
producers to facilitate relevant local reporting and successfully
building relationships with key contributors and public figures. We
are confident in his ability to successfully lead our Washington,
DC, news bureau and look forward to his contributions as we
continue to advance the programming, products and services we
provide to local communities and advertisers.”
Commenting on his new role, Bill Mondora said, "Nexstar’s
long-term success is a result of its deep dedication to the local
communities it serves across the United States, and I am grateful
for this opportunity to lead the Company’s expanded news bureau in
Washington. This is a critical time for our nation and we have an
obligation to bring each of the local communities we serve
exclusive coverage of local and national news from Capitol Hill.
Over 57% of the sitting members in the U.S. House of
Representatives have constituents that can get their local news
from a Nexstar television station or digital platform in their home
district. The Nexstar Washington, DC, team will be regular guests
in congressional offices and will conduct interviews with members
of Congress on local issues impacting their district. I look
forward to working with Jerry, other corporate personnel, the local
news directors and the dedicated team in Washington to enhance our
broadcast and digital local content offerings from Capitol Hill for
the benefit of our viewers and users across the nation.”
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media 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 171 television stations and related digital
multicast signals reaching 100 markets or approximately 39% 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. For more information please visit
www.nexstar.tv.
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television stations and digital businesses (including achievement
of synergies and cost reductions), pricing fluctuations in local
and national advertising, future regulatory actions and conditions
in the television stations' operating areas, competition from
others in the broadcast television markets, volatility in
programming costs, the effects of governmental regulation of
broadcasting, industry consolidation, technological developments
and major world news events. Nexstar undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of
these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking
events discussed in this communication might not occur. You should
not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date of this release. For more details on
factors that could affect these expectations, please see Nexstar’s
other filings with the SEC.
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Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.Jerry WalshDirector of Local Content
Development214-240-5704jwalsh@nexstar.tvorJCIRJoseph Jaffoni,
Jennifer Neuman212-835-8500nxst@jcir.com
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