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• January 25, 2021

  Recap: Legendary Radio & TV Host/Commentator Larry King Dies At 87

  

  In case you missed this breaking NET NEWS (1/23) on SATURDAY, the industry mourns the passing of longtime radio and television host LARRY KING. He died early SATURDAY morning (1/23) at CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER in LOS ANGELES. He was 87 and had been … more »

• January 23, 2021

  Larry King Dies At 87

  

  Longtime radio and television host LARRY KING passed away early SATURDAY morning (1/23) at CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER in LOS ANGELES. He was 87 and had been battling COVID-19. His death was announced on his TWITTER account by ORA TV. KING, a BROOKLYN … more »

• April 30, 2020

  Former Twin Cities Traffic Reporter Kevin Plummer Passes Away

  

  Former TWIN CITIES traffic reporter KEVIN PLUMMER passed away FRIDAY (4/24) after a battle with cancer at 56. PLUMMER was a METRO NETWORKS reporter for several years, notably being the first to report the 2007 I-35W Bridge collapse as the airborne … more »

• April 3, 2020

  John McConnell Recovers From COVID-19

  

  WORKHOUSE MEDIA EVP CHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION Vice Chairman and longtime radio executive JOHN MCCONNELL has survived a bout with the COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS, and columnist LAURENCE REISMAN at GANNETT's TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS/TCPALM.COM is telling … more »

• March 20, 2020

  Standard General Pushes TEGNA Board To Respond To Offers

  

  With offers to buy TEGNA on the table, 9.7% shareholder STANDARD GENERAL wants the company to comment on the possible deals, issuing a statement calling on TEGNA's board to address the situation. In the wake of GRAY TELEVISION pulling its $20/share … more »

• March 12, 2020

  Byron Allen Bids To Buy TEGNA

  

  Comedian-turned-media mogul BYRON ALLEN has entered the competition for TEGNA, submitting  a $20 per share bid for the former GANNETT television division, reports THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. The offer by the owner of ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS and ALLEN … more »

• March 9, 2020

  Apollo Global Management, Gray Television Make Offers To Buy TEGNA

  

  The wrangling over TEGNA's future continues with a pair of offers to buy the former GANNETT television division. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that after GRAY TELEVISION INC. offered $20 per share for TEGNA in a cash and stock deal, APOLLO GLOBAL … more »

• January 15, 2020

  Standard General Nominates Four To TEGNA Board In Challenge To Management

  

  STANDARD GENERAL L.P., holder of 9.7% of the outstanding shares of TEGNA, is nominating four candidates for the TEGNA Board of Directors at the company's 2020 shareholder meeting. The nomination of former FISHER COMMUNICATIONS, BELO, GANNETT, and LEE … more »

• October 21, 2019

  Report: TEGNA Putting KFMB-A-F/San Diego On The Block

  

  The SAN DIEGO READER's KEN LEIGHTON is reporting that a memo circulated to employees of TEGNA News-Talk KFMB-A and Rock KFMB-F/SAN DIEGO indicated that the stations, acquired by the former GANNETT television division in early 2018 with the purchase … more »

• October 16, 2019

  Report: TEGNA Shareholder Looking For Seats On Board, Strategic Review, Possible Sale Of Company

  

  BLOOMBERG is reporting that STANDARD GENERAL, owner of 9.8% of the stock in TEGNA, is asking for two seats on the broadcaster's Board of Directors and has also asked for a strategic review that could include a possible sale of the company, which … more »