Nexstar Media Inc. To Host Live Statewide Telecast of Debate Between Candidates for the Republican Nomination for Kentucky Governor on May 9 at 7:00 PM

Debate Available in Every County in Kentucky And Simulcast by Nexstar Stations in Tennessee, Indiana, and West Virginia

LEXINGTON, KY (May 2, 2023) – Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that it will host a multi-market live telecast of a debate between the candidates for the Republican Party’s nomination for Governor of Kentucky. “THE KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE,” featuring three republican candidates in the Governor’s race, Daniel Cameron, Ryan Quarles and Eric Deters, will be broadcast on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Produced by WDKY-TV FOX 56 in Lexington, the debate will be hosted by Marvin Bartlett of FOX 56 News in Lexington, Gilbert Corsey of WDRB News in Louisville, and Ashley Kirkland of WLWT News in Cincinnati. “This is the final opportunity for Kentucky voters to see the candidates together before the Republican Primary on May 16,” said Bartlett.  “Many viewers may decide who they’re voting for while watching our broadcast.”

To prepare for the debate, FOX 56 News commissioned a third-party poll with Emerson College to determine the issues Kentucky voters care about most.  “The results were clear,” said Mark Glover, News Director of FOX 56 News.  “Kentuckians are concerned about our economy, our schools, and the state of our democracy.  We’ll question the candidate on these topics during the debate, and report on them in our daily coverage of the Governor’s race on FOX 56 News.”

In addition to airing on FOX 56, the debate will be broadcast on nine other televisions stations, providing complete coverage of every county in Kentucky.  “Thanks to our broadcast partners, the Republican Gubernatorial Debate will be available to every household in Kentucky,” said Monte Costes, Vice President & General Manager of FOX 56.  “That’s our commitment to be Your Local Election Headquarters for the Governor’s race and every major state election.”

The 10 Kentucky Republican Gubernatorial Debate Partner Stations

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 television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year. 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 news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, 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 The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

Contacts:

Chris Berg
Senior Director of Local Content Development
Nexstar Media Inc.
972/373-8800

Gary Weitman
EVP & Chief Communications Officer
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
972/373-8800 or gweitman@nexstar.tv

Kelly Donnell
Creative Services Director
FOX56
859/940-5343 or kdonnell@fox56news.com

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