Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation Donates $5,000 to Honor Flight Northeast Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN

Irving, TX and Fort Wayne, IN (November 11, 2024) – The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WANE -TV, the Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) television station serving Fort Wayne, IN, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to Honor Flight Northeast Indiana.

Honor Flight Northeast Indiana is a recognized, independent hub of the Honor Flight Network. Their mission is to honor our nation’s veterans by providing them with flights to Washington, D.C., free of charge, to visit the memorials built to commemorate their service and sacrifice.

Last month, Honor Flight Northeast Indiana took 84 veterans for an all-expenses paid flight to Washington, D.C. Among the participants were 77 Vietnam War veterans, four Korean War veterans, two veterans who are women, and a veteran who was presented with a Purple Heart.

“WANE-TV is committed to helping Honor Flight Northeast Indiana complete their mission of recognizing and celebrating our military veteran heroes,” said Tom Antisdel, the VP and General Manager of WANE-TV. “I was honored to be witness to their work as an Honor Flight Guardian to our war memorials in the nation’s capital. The appreciation of Veterans and the outpouring from our community is Positively Fort Wayne at its finest. Plus, we are proud and honored that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation can make a donation to such a worthy organization.”

The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation’s mission is to contribute to and work with public charities and non-profit organizations to improve the communities in which Nexstar Media and its subsidiaries do business. The foundation was originally established in 1958 and it makes donations of approximately $350,000 annually.

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 across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” 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 its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

Gary Weitman

EVP and Chief Communications Officer

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

(972) 373-8800 or gweitman@nexstar.tv