Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that it will host an exclusive live multi-market virtual Town Hall meeting, ?
KELOLAND News Special Report: A Coronavirus Town Hall,? featuring both of South Dakota?s U.S. Senators and its member of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, May 18, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. CT. The Town Hall will include U.S. Senator John Thune (R), U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R), and U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R), who will address the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and the re-opening of the state?s economy, and take questions from viewers across South Dakota. Due to restrictions on large gatherings, the senators and representatives will remotely join the broadcast and Livestream.
The one-hour virtual Town Hall will be hosted from the studios of KELO-TV (CBS) in Sioux Falls, SD, and air on KELO-TV and KCLO-TV (CBS) in Rapid City, SD, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. CT. The broadcast and live-stream video will bring together more than 880,000 viewers in all 66 counties across South Dakota. The live stream of the Town Hall is available online at KELOLAND.com. Viewers can submit questions for the Town Hall at:
https://www.keloland.com/news/healthbeat/coronavirus/keloland-media-group-to-host-congressional-town-hall/.
The television broadcast will be hosted by KELOLAND Media Press Release Group anchors Don Jorgensen and Bridget Bennett and will open with a recap of the latest developments in the pandemic. The broadcast will then move to interviews with Senators Thune and Rounds and Representative Johnson and feature questions submitted by viewers.
?South Dakota residents looking to hear about the impact of the pandemic, as well as express their questions and concerns regarding the re-opening of the state?s economy, can rely on Nexstar's local television stations to provide them the latest news and be connected to their government and community leaders,? said Tim Busch, President of Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.?We are proud to have our local stations give viewers a forum across the entire state to connect directly to South Dakota?s federal legislative leaders about the re-opening process. We are grateful to everyone for their participation and for allowing Nexstar to serve as the host of this vitally important live event.?
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group Press Release 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.
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