Nexstar Media’s Ohio TV Stations To Host Exclusive Live Telecast Of Debate Between Candidates for the Republican Nomination for U.S. Senator from Ohio

Candidates Will Face Off January 22 at the Studios of WJW-TV (FOX8) in Cleveland

Debate Will be Livestreamed and Available to Every Ohio Voter    

Cleveland, OH  (December 14, 2023) – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced that its television stations serving Ohio will host a multi-market exclusive live telecast of the first debate between Matt Dolan, Frank LaRose, and Bernie Moreno, the top three qualifying candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator from Ohio.

The debate will originate from WJW-TV (FOX8) in Cleveland on Monday, January 22, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. ET and will air exclusively across Nexstar’s television stations and digital platforms serving the state, including WCMH-TV (NBC4) in Columbus, WDTN-TV in Dayton, WKBN-TV in Youngstown, WTRF-TV in Wheeling, WV/Steubenville, OH, and WOWK-TV in Charleston, WV.  The debate will be moderated by news anchors Joe Toohey of FOX8 and Colleen Marshall of NBC4 in Columbus.

“As Your Local Election Headquarters, FOX8 is proud to host the candidates for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate,” said FOX8 Vice President and General Manager Paul Perozeni. “With our broadcast partners across Nexstar, we’re committed to keeping voters throughout Ohio informed and ahead of the curve when it comes to electing our leaders.”

“As the top U.S. Senate race in the country, the entire nation will be tuned into Ohio for this first Republican debate,” said Chairman Alex Triantafilou, Ohio Republican Party. “We appreciate Nexstar Media facilitating a fair conversation between these three strong conservatives as they make their case directly to Ohio’s Republican voters.”

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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 across its television and digital platforms, including more than 300,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. 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 national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national cable news network, 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.

Contact:
Chris Berg
Vice President of Local Content Development
Nexstar Media Inc.
972/373-8800 or  cberg@nexstar.tv