TEGNA Names Christy Moreno President and General Manager of KING in Seattle | Business

TYSONS, Va .– (BUSINESS WIRE) – Aug. June 2021–

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Christy Moreno has been named President and General Manager of KING 5, NBC’s Seattle subsidiary, effective August 2, 2021. Moreno will also be responsible for monitoring station operations on all platforms as defining and ensuring the station’s organizational goals.

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Christy Moreno has been named President and General Manager of KING 5, NBC’s Seattle subsidiary. (Photo: Business Wire)

Moreno joins KING 5 from WHAS11, TEGNA’s ABC subsidiary in Louisville, Kentucky, where she served as President and General Manager since 2018 4 “and” The NightTeam, “increasing video views on WHAS11.com and YouTube. WHAS11’s Crusade for Children, which raises funds for government, schools and hospitals to make life easier for children with special needs, raised more than $ 5 million in this year’s campaign.

“Christy has made a tangible and lasting impact at every stage of her career, and her positive leadership style is contagious,” said Brad Ramsey, SVP, Media Operations, TEGNA. “In addition to her successful track record as general manager, Christy has run some of the most successful newsrooms in the country and has always been committed to innovation to bring our audiences and customers what they want and need. She is the perfect person to help the talented KING 5 team build on their storied history. “

Prior to WHAS11, Moreno was news director at KUSA, the NBC subsidiary of TEGNA in Denver, where she oversaw the day-to-day operations of the newsroom and worked with marketing, sales and community relations. In 2017, the station won 12 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, the most in its history.

Moreno previously served as News Director at WBIR, TEGNA’s NBC subsidiary in Knoxville, Tennessee, from 2012 to 2014. From 2007 to 2012 she was the assistant director of news at KENS, the CBS subsidiary of TEGNA in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to joining TEGNA, she was Executive Producer for KRIV and Associate Producer at KPRC, both based in Houston. Moreno graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts. She is the former Region 8 Director for RTDNA and State Coordinator for Region 3. She currently serves on the board of directors for WHAS Crusade for Children, the Kentucky Region Red Cross, and the Kentucky Derby Festival.

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company serving the good of our communities. TEGNA tells empowering stories across platforms, carries out effective research and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 TV channels in 51 US markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network partners in the top 25 markets among the independent broadcasting groups and reaches around 39 percent of all TV households nationwide. TEGNA also owns the leading multicast networks True Crime Network, Twist and Quest. TEGNA provides innovative solutions that enable companies to reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. More information is available at www.TEGNA.com.

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