MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2016--
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today named Alicia Elsner president and general
manager of KSDK in St. Louis, MO. Elsner had been director of sales at
KSDK since 2009.
“Alicia’s leadership has been instrumental to KSDK over the years,” said
Lynn Beall, executive vice president and chief operating officer, TEGNA
Media. “She is well respected by our employees, committed to clients’
success, active in the St. Louis community and lives our 5 On Your Side
brand through and through. As the station’s General Manager, we are
confident she will marry KSDK’s heritage of excellence with the
innovation opportunities today’s media world affords.”
Elsner has spent 19 years with TEGNA Media, all of them at KSDK. She
started as a marketing consultant in 1997 before being named director of
business development in 2000. She then served as the station’s local
sales manager for nearly six years before being promoted to director of
sales. She began her career at KMOX/CBS Radio in St. Louis as an account
executive.
Elsner serves on the Board of Trustees at Visitation Academy, where she
is also President of the Alumnae Association.
A native of St. Louis, Elsner graduated from Miami University in Oxford,
OH. Elsner and her husband have two children.
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is comprised of a dynamic portfolio of media and
digital businesses that provide content that matters and brands that
deliver. TEGNA reaches more than 90 million Americans and delivers
highly relevant, useful and smart content, when and how people need it,
to make the best decisions possible. TEGNA Media includes 46 television
stations and is the largest independent station group of major network
affiliates in the top 25 markets, reaching approximately one-third of
all television households nationwide. TEGNA Digital is comprised of
Cars.com, the leading online destination for automotive consumers,
CareerBuilder, a global leader in human capital solutions, and other
powerful brands such as G/O Digital and Cofactor. For more information,
visit www.TEGNA.com.
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