TEGNA : Annual Employee Awards Recognize Top Employees, Campaigns and Unsung Heroes
March 08, 2017 at 04:12 pm EST
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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today honored company award winners and
finalists during its annual Employee Awards ceremony at corporate
headquarters in McLean, VA. Six Unsung Heroes were also recognized.
“Our employees are living our purpose by empowering those they serve. It
is always an honor to come together and celebrate their many
achievements,” said Gracia Martore, president and CEO, TEGNA. “Today’s
award winners helped TEGNA reach new heights over the past year and
their continued dedication and hard work is vital to our success. I
congratulate all of our winners and finalists on their outstanding
performance.”
Award winners and finalists were:
Manager of the Year
Winner: Micki Byrnes, president and general manager, WKYC, Cleveland,
OH
Finalists: Michael Ogaz, senior director, client services, G/O
Digital; Jeff Dudley, president and general manager, WMAZ, Macon, GA
Innovator of the Year
Winners: Kyle Clark, anchor and reporter, and Linda Kotsaftis,
executive producer, KUSA, Denver, CO
Finalist: Greg Heidorn, manager, enterprise architecture, Cars.com;
Chance Horner, multi-skilled journalist, and David Schechter, senior
reporter, WFAA, Dallas, TX
Kecia Harley, administrative and programming specialist, WLTX,
Columbia, SC
Eddy Hernandez, maintenance engineer, TEGNA
Drea Joubert, email marketing specialist, G/O Digital
Bill Librizzi, art director, TEGNA
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is comprised of a dynamic portfolio of media and
digital businesses that provide content that matters and brands that
deliver. TEGNA offers highly relevant, useful and smart content, when
and how people need it, to make the best decisions possible. TEGNA Media
includes 46 television stations and is the largest independent station
group of major network affiliates in the top 25 markets, reaching
approximately one-third of all television households nationwide. TEGNA
Digital is comprised of Cars.com, the leading online destination for
automotive consumers, CareerBuilder, a global leader in human capital
solutions, and G/O Digital, a customized local digital marketing
company. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.
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Tegna Inc. is a media company, which is engaged in providing stories, investigations and marketing services. The Company owns and operates approximately 64 television stations and two radio stations in 51 United States markets and owns four network affiliates in approximately 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39% of United States television households. The Company also owns multicast networks, which include True Crime Network, Twist and Quest. Through TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS), its integrated sales and back-end fulfillment operations, it delivers results for advertisers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, its OTT advertising network. Its Premion business operates an advertising network for OTT streaming and connected television platforms. The Company also operates VAULT Studios, which develops original television programs developed from its stationsâ library of true crime and investigative content.