Nexstar Broadcasting To Host Exclusive Multi-Market Livestream of Virtual Town Hall with Virginia’s Health Equity Work Group on Thursday, May 21st at 7pm

Virginia’s Health Equity Task Force and Working Group Address Community Questions Regarding the State Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

Produced from Richmond’s WRIC 8News Studio and Livestreamed on the Websites and Mobile Applications of Nexstar’s Television Stations Serving Virginia

RICHMOND, VA and IRVING, TX (May 20, 2020) – Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that it will host an exclusive livestream of a virtual town hall meeting, “COVID-19 & Health Equity in Virginia: You Ask, We Answer,” featuring panelists from the Virginia Health Equity Working Group on Thursday, May 21st, at 7 p.m. ET.

The one-hour virtual town hall will be produced at the 8news studio at WRIC-TV in Richmond, VA, and livestreamed on the websites and mobile applications of Nexstar’s television stations serving the Commonwealth, including WRIC-TV in Richmond, WAVY-TV in Norfolk, WFXR in Roanoke, WJHL-TV in Tri-Cities, TN, WDVM-TV in Hagerstown, MD and WDCW-TV in Washington, D.C.  (A complete list of the stations’ websites is below.)  WRIC’s anchor, Juan Conde, will moderate the discussion with responses to questions from viewers in the Commonwealth.

The Health Equity Working Group is an innovative coalition embedded at the senior-level of Virginia’s unified command structure for the COVID-19 public health crisis, working to apply a health equity lens to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s COVID-19 response.

Panelists include:
• Dr. Janice Underwood- Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer/ Office of Governor Ralph S. Northam
• Sable K. Nelson, JD- Acting Director, Office of Health Equity Division Director, Multicultural health and Community Engagement (VDEM)
• Dr. Ebony J. Hilton- Critical Care and Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health
• Mayor Deanna Reed- Mayor of Harrisonburg

The panelists will provide answers and direction on Virginia’s COVID-19 response guidance on health care, financial, educational and outreach resources. The public is encouraged to submit questions, in text or video, to the regional news outlet’s social media pages using the #VAHEWG hashtag, or directly to the newsroom emails, news@wric.com, ReportIt@wavy.com, news@WFXRtv.com,  news@localdvm.com, or news@wjhl.com.

The one-hour virtual town hall will be produced at the 8news studio at WRIC in Richmond, VA and live streamed through the websites and mobile applications of Nexstar’s Virginia television stations.

The Town Hall will be available by livestream on the following Nexstar station websites:

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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 196 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 114 markets or approximately 38% 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.

Media Contacts:
Larry Cottrill
Vice President and General Manager
WRIC TV
804/330-9701 or lcottrill@wric.com

Gary Weitman
EVP & Chief Communication Officer
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
312/222-3394 or gweitman@nexstar.tv

Investor Contacts:
Joseph Jaffoni, Jennifer Neuman
JCIR
212/835-8500 or nxst@jcir.com