TV Biz | TVBiz Nexstar to Acquire Newport Stations for $285M By Merrill Knox on Jul. 19, 2012 - 11:42 AM Nexstar Broadcasting and Mission Broadcasting have announced plans to acquire 12 stations from Newport Television for $285.5 million. In a statement, Nexstar said the acquisition “substantially broadens Nexstar’s local ...
Anchors | FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk WTVT Promotes Kristin Wright to Weekend Anchor By Merrill Knox on Oct. 25, 2011 - 4:03 PM Kristin Wright, a general assignment reporter at Fox owned-and-operated WTVT in Tampa, has been promoted to weekend anchor. Wright has been filling in as the station’s weekend anchor for the past two weeks, according to The ...