Nexstar Broadcasting Promotes Dominic Mancuso To Vice President And General Manager Of Its Television And Digital Operations In Indianapolis, Indiana
35-Year Local Broadcast Veteran to Lead WTTV-TV, WXIN-TV Duopoly
INDIANAPOLIS, IN and IRVING, TEXAS (Nov. 21, 2019)– Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., has named Dominic Mancuso Vice President and General Manager overseeing the broadcast and digital operations of its Indianapolis, IN, duopoly (DMA #25), including WTTV-TV (CBS) and WXIN-TV (FOX) and their related digital and mobile operations. Mr. Mancuso will be moving from his current role as Vice President and General Manager of Nexstar Broadcasting’s Buffalo, NY (DMA #52) operations, WIVB-TV (CBS), WNLO-TV (CW) and wivb.com and cw23.com, to begin his new duties immediately. In his new role, Mr. Mancuso will report to Andrew Alford, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of Nexstar Broadcasting.
During his tenure at WIVB-TV and WNLO-TV, Mr. Mancuso expanded local news, grew revenue and ratings significantly, and developed a variety of exclusive local community and sports partnerships. Under his leadership, WIVB-TV and WNLO-TV now produce and air nine-and-a-half hours of local news every day, more than any other television station in Buffalo, and WIVB-TV has become a market leader in key demographic audiences across multiple newscasts. In 2018, WNLO-TV launched a new evening newscast at 6:30 pm, becoming the only television station in the market to air local news in the time period. WIVB-TV also secured the exclusive rights to become the official broadcast station for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills in 2020 and obtained the broadcast rights to carry the team’s pre-season football games. WIVB-TV then developed a partnership to carry the pre-season games on eight other Nexstar television stations in New York and Pennsylvania and initiated a first-ever live local pre-game show prior to Bills’ regular season games. Mr. Mancuso and his team cultivated a deep relationship with the University of Buffalo, airing coaches shows on WNLO-TV for football and men’s and women’s basketball. The station also became the home of the Buffalo Bisons, the city’s AAA baseball team, airing ten games during the season.
Over the course of his 35-year career in local broadcasting, Mr. Mancuso has held positions of increasing responsibility and led television stations in a variety of large markets, including Cleveland, OH, Nashville, TN, and Chicago, IL. He has broad experience in station management, operations, sales, marketing, and audience development and has initiated exclusive community projects by expanding local programming and delivering innovative multi-platform advertising and marketing solutions to his clients and community partners. Upon his arrival in Buffalo, Mr. Mancuso launched, developed or enhanced a variety of community service projects. He led the annual WIVB-TV coat drive to record results by initiating “live drives” during the station’s morning and evening newscasts and collecting more than 5000 coats in a single day for families in need.
“Dominic is a talented and experienced local broadcast executive who brings a long track record of success to his new position,” said Mr. Alford. “He has been an exceptional leader of Nexstar’s leading broadcast and digital operations in Buffalo, and has consistently grown ratings, revenue and market share in a very competitive environment by expanding local content, providing innovative solutions for our advertising and marketing partners and deepening the relationship between our TV stations and the local community. Dominic is the perfect choice to lead our Indianapolis duopoly, and I am looking forward to working with him following this promotion within Nexstar.”
Mr. Mancuso has long-standing family ties to Indiana, and he has spent extensive time there over the years. He graduated from The University of Notre Dame with a marketing degree. His wife Teresa is a native of Lafayette, IN, grew up in the area, and graduated from Purdue University. Mr. Mancuso’s three children all graduated from Indiana-based colleges, including Indiana University and The University of Notre Dame. Mr. Mancuso also holds an MBA in marketing and finance from Northwestern University.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Mancuso said: “I am excited to be returning to Indiana and to be leading such vital and vibrant broadcast, digital, and mobile operations as those of WTTV-TV and WXIN-TV. These are strong stations with talented and experienced staffs and a legacy of service to the local community. I am grateful to Nexstar for giving me this opportunity and I am looking forward to building on the strong foundation established in Indianapolis over the last several years.”
Mr. Mancuso has a strong record of involvement in the communities in which he has worked. He is a graduate of “Leadership Buffalo” and “Leadership Cleveland,” two programs designed to empower senior-level civic, political and business leaders to advance and deepen their community impact while addressing key community issues. Over the course of his career Mr. Mancuso has been extensively involved with the Illinois, Tennessee and Ohio Associations of Broadcasters, serving as Chairman of the Board in both Illinois and Tennessee. Mr. Mancuso will be immediately relocating to Indianapolis to begin his new duties.
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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 197 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 115 markets or approximately 39% of all U.S. television households (reflecting the FCC’s UHF discount). 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. Nexstar also owns WGN America, a growing national general entertainment cable network and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network, a top tier cable asset. For more information please visit www.nexstar.tv.
Contact:
Andrew Alford
SVP/Regional Manager
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
813/221-5765 or aalford@nexstar.tv
Gary Weitman
EVP and Chief Communications Officer
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
312/222-3394 or gweitman@nexstar.tv
Joe Jaffoni or Jennifer Neuman
JCIR/212/835-8500 or nxst@jcir.com
