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NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.

NASDAQ: NXST. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

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Alpha ID
alpha:company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623
SEC CIK
0001142417
Website
www.nexstar.tv Open
Record version
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 26, 2026
Newest evidence
Apr 24, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
CEO
Perry A. SookFounder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Chair
Not published
Independent
8 / 99 directors published
Published claims
394 distinct sources
Evidence records
160 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open

Built from 4 distinct sources and 16 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed

Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works

EXECUTIVE APPOINTED

Andrew Alford executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.

EffectiveEffective Feb 27, 2026E3

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencesource_reported
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Leadership

Evidence
RolePersonSinceStatusClaim
President, BroadcastingAndrew AlfordFeb 2026currentSource reportedE3
Executive Vice President, OperationsBlake RussellFeb 2026currentSource reportedE4
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Digital OfficerBrett JenkinsFeb 2026currentSource reportedE5
President, National Advertising SalesDan LanzanoFeb 2026currentSource reportedE6
President, Distribution and StrategyDana ZimmerFeb 2026currentSource reportedE7
Executive Vice President and Chief Communications OfficerGary WeitmanFeb 2026currentSource reportedE8
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerLee Ann GlihaFeb 2026currentSource reportedE10
President and Chief Operating OfficerMichael BiardFeb 2026currentSource reportedE11
Executive Vice President and General CounselRachel MorganFeb 2026currentSource reportedE13
Executive Vice President, Government RelationsScott WeaverFeb 2026currentSource reportedE14
President, NetworksSean ComptonFeb 2026currentSource reportedE15
President of BitPathJohn K. HaneNot capturedunknownSource reportedE9
Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive OfficerPerry A. SookNot capturedunknownSource reportedE12

Board of directors

Evidence

9 directors published. 8 of 9 with a published determination are independent.

DirectorStatusSinceCommitteesClaim
Bernadette S. AulestiaIndependent2021CompensationSource reportedE2
C. Thomas McMillenIndependent2014Nominating and GovernanceSource reportedE2
Ellen JohnsonIndependent2024AuditSource reportedE2
Greg L. ArmstrongIndependent2003Audit, chairAudit · ChairSource reportedE2
Jay M. GrossmanIndependent1997Compensation, chairCompensation · ChairSource reportedE2
John R. MuseIndependent2017Nominating and Governance, chairNominating and Governance · ChairSource reportedE2
Lisbeth McNabbIndependent2006AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and GovernanceSource reportedE2
Perry A. SookNot independent1996None publishedSource reportedE2
Tony WellsIndependent2023CompensationSource reportedE2

Committees and risk ownership

Evidence
CommitteeChairMembersRisks assigned
AuditGreg L. ArmstrongGreg L. Armstrong, Ellen Johnson, Lisbeth McNabbNot described in the published record
Audit · ChairNot publishedGreg L. ArmstrongNot described in the published record
Audit; Nominating and GovernanceNot publishedLisbeth McNabbNot described in the published record
CompensationJay M. GrossmanJay M. Grossman, Bernadette S. Aulestia, Tony WellsNot described in the published record
Compensation · ChairNot publishedJay M. GrossmanNot described in the published record
Nominating and GovernanceJohn R. MuseJohn R. Muse, C. Thomas McMillen, Lisbeth McNabbNot described in the published record
Nominating and Governance · ChairNot publishedJohn R. MuseNot described in the published record
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Greg L. Armstrong; Members Greg L. Armstrong (Chair); Ellen Johnson; Lisbeth McNabb
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_record:29
Committee AppointmentGreg L. Armstrong: chair, Audit
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_appointment:30
Committee AppointmentEllen Johnson: member, Audit
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_appointment:31
Committee AppointmentLisbeth McNabb: member, Audit
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_appointment:32
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair Jay M. Grossman; Members Jay M. Grossman (Chair); Bernadette S. Aulestia; Tony Wells
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_record:33
Committee AppointmentJay M. Grossman: chair, Compensation
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_appointment:34
Committee AppointmentBernadette S. Aulestia: member, Compensation
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_appointment:35
Committee AppointmentTony Wells: member, Compensation
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_appointment:36
Committee RecordNominating and Governance: Chair John R. Muse; Members John R. Muse (Chair); C. Thomas McMillen; Lisbeth McNabb
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_record:37
Committee AppointmentJohn R. Muse: chair, Nominating and Governance
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_appointment:38
Committee AppointmentC. Thomas McMillen: member, Nominating and Governance
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_appointment:39
Committee AppointmentLisbeth McNabb: member, Nominating and Governance
Source reportedE16
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:committee_appointment:40

Control and voting power

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Authority to act

Evidence and agent registry

Who can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.

Principal executive officerPerry A. Sook, Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Source reportedE12
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:leadership_role:25
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
bind
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Financials and market context

Evidence
Security ListingNXST (NASDAQ)
Source reportedE1
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:security_listing:41
Index membershipsNo current membership is published in Alpha's tracked index universe.This is not evidence that the company is absent from every market index.
None publishedAs of Oct 26, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.

Governance and policies

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Risk, audit, and cyber

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

AI oversight and accountability

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Compensation

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Legal NameNEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Source reportedE1
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:legal_name:1
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Source reportedE1
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:entity_status:3
Published FactCommunication Services
Source reportedE1
company:0374880b-bdc1-4ba8-bf60-3eb297dbd623:published_fact:6

Not yet in this record

Coverage

A gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.

  • Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
  • OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
  • FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
  • CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
  • GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
  • Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
  • AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
  • LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
  • RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
  • CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
  • AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
  • Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
  • Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
  • Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
  • This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

Subject and corrections

Public-role doctrine

This record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.

Basis
Published company record built from public sources
Sources
16 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
Record claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
Claiming not yet available

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    Alpha canonical company public projection
    Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    Nexstar Media Group DEF 14A 2025-04-30
    sec proxy. Published Apr 30, 2025. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  6. E6
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  7. E7
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  8. E8
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  9. E9
    Nexstar Media Group key executives
    other. Published Apr 24, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  10. E10
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  11. E11
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  12. E12
    Nexstar Media Group key executives
    other. Published Apr 24, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  13. E13
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  14. E14
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  15. E15
    NXST 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  16. E16
    Audit
    board_seats. board seats. Cited by 12 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 26, 2026
  • Andrew Alford executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Blake Russell executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Brett Jenkins executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Dan Lanzano executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Dana Zimmer executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Gary Weitman executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Lee Ann Gliha executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Michael Biard executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Rachel Morgan executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Scott Weaver executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Sean Compton executive of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-02-27.
  • Ellen Johnson seat on NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2024-01-01.
  • Ellen Johnson member of Audit, effective 2024-01-01.
  • Tony Wells seat on NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2023-01-01.
  • Bernadette S. Aulestia seat on NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2021-01-01.
  • Bernadette S. Aulestia member of Compensation, effective 2021-01-01.
  • John R. Muse seat on NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2017-01-01.
  • Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2017-01-01.
  • John R. Muse member of Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2017-01-01.
  • C. Thomas McMillen seat on NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2014-01-01.
  • C. Thomas McMillen member of Nominating and Governance, effective 2014-01-01.
  • Lisbeth McNabb seat on NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2006-01-01.
  • Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2006-01-01.
  • Lisbeth McNabb member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2006-01-01.
  • Greg L. Armstrong seat on NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2003-01-01.
  • Audit · Chair committee of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 2003-01-01.
  • Greg L. Armstrong member of Audit · Chair, effective 2003-01-01.
  • Jay M. Grossman seat on NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 1997-01-01.
  • Compensation · Chair committee of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 1997-01-01.
  • Jay M. Grossman member of Compensation · Chair, effective 1997-01-01.
  • Perry A. Sook seat on NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., effective 1996-01-01.
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  9. Governance0
  10. Risk0
  11. AI oversight0
  12. Legal0
  13. Compensation0
  14. Other published claims4
  15. Coverage gaps17
  16. Linked people22
  17. Subject and corrections6
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    NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.Company
  • Andrew AlfordPerson
  • Blake RussellPerson
  • Brett JenkinsPerson
  • Dan LanzanoPerson
  • Dana ZimmerPerson
  • Gary WeitmanPerson
  • Lee Ann GlihaPerson
  • Michael BiardPerson
  • Rachel MorganPerson
  • Scott WeaverPerson
  • Sean ComptonPerson
  • John K. HanePerson
  • Perry A. SookPerson
  • Bernadette S. AulestiaPerson
  • C. Thomas McMillenPerson
  • Ellen JohnsonPerson
  • Greg L. ArmstrongPerson
  • Jay M. GrossmanPerson
  • John R. MusePerson
  • Lisbeth McNabbPerson
  • Perry A. SookPerson
  • Tony WellsPerson
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