Nexstar Media Inc., America’s largest local broadcasting company, is seeking an experienced and dynamic Vice President & General Manager to lead WKRN (ABC) in Nashville, Tennessee (DMA #27), as well as WKRN.
com and the digital, mobile, and social assets associated with the station.
Increase your chances of an interview by reading the following overview of this role before making an application.
WKRN NEWS 2 serves middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky, covering 58 counties - one of the largest DMAs in the country.
The award-winning station is heavily invested in local news, producing 38 hours of local programming a week. NEWS 2 works in partnership with the NFL to produce Tennessee Titans pre-season games as well as the highly popular Titans on 2 head coach’s show.
NEWS 2 also has a strong partnership with the Country Music Association and produces a live Red Carpet special for each CMA Awards show.
The ideal candidate will utilize their proven skillsets and demonstrable experience in leading broadcast operational teams with sales-driven organizations, developing locally originated content, and commitment to community service to further propel our linear and digital audiences.
Promoting a winning culture of teamwork within all station departments and prior success in maintaining a focus on operational efficiencies and growth in programming performance and new local revenue generation is required.
Essential Duties And Requirements
Ideal candidates will have a minimum of five years of general management experience at a commercial broadcast television station with accompanying digital assets.
The right fit for this position will be a seasoned and knowledgeable professional who is a driven advocate of local broadcasting and digital service to the community in which they have previously served, and a proven history of audience growth.
In addition, ideal candidates should possess a strong track record of revenue achievement, share growth and financial expense understanding.
This position requires a leader with exemplary strategic vision, focused execution, and a verified understanding of local outreach and thoughtful community involvement.
In addition to having a proven track record of managing high-performing sales, and news teams, the successful candidate must be effective in collaborating with department heads and staff members, while promoting teamwork within all areas of station operations, preferably with oversight of a large staff.
The ability to engage local community leaders and develop long-term relationships with key station clients is essential.
If you are interested in joining the executive ranks of Nexstar Media Inc. and making an impact in Nashville, Tennessee, you are encouraged to apply online at www.nexstar.tv / careers .
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ : NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content, including 283,000 hours of original video content each year.
Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.
S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s television assets also include NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 75 million television homes, popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.
3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.
S. digital news and information property with over 120 million monthly unique users as of December 31, 2021. For more information, please visit www.nexstar.tv .
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