SAN FRANCISCO, CA and IRVING, TX
(August 17, 2021) –
Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST),
announced today that its six television stations
serving California will host an exclusive live
multi-market telecast of a debate among the
Republican party candidates in the California
Gubernatorial recall election. The telecast,
“Inside California Politics: Gubernatorial
Recall Debate,” will take place on Thursday,
August 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PT in the studios
of KRON-TV, and will include former San Diego
Mayor Kevin Faulconer, businessman John Cox, and
Northern California Assemblyman Kevin Kiley.
The one-hour debate will bring together
potentially 28 million viewers across California
and will air on six Nexstar television stations,
including: KTLA-TV (CW) in Los Angeles, KRON-TV
(MyNetwork) in San Francisco, KTXL-TV (FOX) in
Sacramento, KSWB-TV (FOX) in San Diego, KSEE-TV
(NBC) in Fresno, and KGET-TV (NBC) in
Bakersfield. Local viewers may also access a
livestream of the debate online by visiting the
website of their local Nexstar station.
The debate will be moderated by KTXL-TV news
anchor Nikki Laurenzo and KTLA-TV news anchor
Frank Buckley, who co-host the weekly program
“Inside California Politics,” airing on Nexstar
stations throughout the state. They will pose
questions to the candidates focused on current
local and regional issues impacting communities
across California. The candidates will be asked
for their views on the coronavirus pandemic and
health care, the extreme drought and climate
change, education, infrastructure, and the
economy. In addition to taking questions from
the moderators and panelists, the candidates
will respond to questions from local voters.
Nexstar used its own is non-discriminatory and
unbiased debate
criteria [PDF] to qualify candidates
for the debate. Governor Gavin Newsom and
candidates Larry Elder and Caitlyn Jenner were
invited to participate, but all three declined
to attend.
Debate watchers can follow the event and related
content on social media using the hashtag
#InsideCAPolitics. The California Gubernatorial
Recall Election will be held Tuesday, September
14.
“Nexstar is proud to harness the combined
resources of our broadcast and digital
operations in Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Sacramento, San Diego, Fresno, and Bakersfield –
collectively covering local communities in 92
percent of the state,” said Matthew Rosenfeld,
Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, who
oversees Nexstar’s California media operations.
“We expect this debate will allow the candidates
to share their vision for the future of
California and to discuss substantive issues
affecting residents of our great state.”
The debate will be carried on the following
stations and streamed on their websites and
mobile apps.
Note: In
addition to the live television broadcast,
viewers may also access a livestream of the
debate by visiting their local participating
Nexstar station’s website.
News
organizations using excerpts of the debate
must include a mandatory courtesy “Nexstar
Media Inc., Inside California Politics.”
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) 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. Its wholly owned operating
subsidiary, Nexstar Media Inc., consists of
three divisions: Broadcasting, Digital, and
Networks. The Broadcasting Division operates,
programs, or provides sales and other services
to 199 television stations and related digital
multicast signals reaching 116 markets or
approximately 39% of all U.S. television
households (reflecting the FCC’s UHF discount).
The division’s portfolio includes primary
affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV
and The CW. The Digital Division operates 120
local websites and 284 mobile apps offering
hyper-local content and verticals for consumers
and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose
where, when and how they access content and
creating new revenue opportunities for the
company. The Networks Division operates
NewsNation, formerly WGN America, a national
news and entertainment cable network reaching 75
million television homes, multicast network
Antenna TV, and WGN Radio in Chicago. Nexstar
also owns a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food
Network, a top tier cable asset. For more
information, please visit www.nexstar.tv.
Contacts:
Chris Berg
Senior Director of Local Content Development
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
Gary Weitman
EVP & Chief Communications Officer
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.