The President of Networks at Nexstar Media Group, as does the President of Distribution and Strategy for the nation’s No. 1 owner of broadcast television stations, has a new employment agreement.
Each have extended their current contracts, and will continue to report to company founder and Chairman/CEO Perry Sook.
As such, Sean Compton and Dana Zimmer will continue to serve as key leaders, with Compton overseeing the networks (and WGN-AM 720 in Chicago, Nexstar’s lone radio property).
Sook spoke highly of Compton and Zimmer, noting, “Our strong industry position and positive growth prospects reflect Sean and Dana’s leadership and key contributions alongside the Nexstar Nation team. Through their individual and collective efforts, Sean and Dana have significantly expanded the reach of Nexstar’s local television stations and cable news network, NewsNation, especially among digital and streaming users; completed successful negotiations with our distribution and network partners resulting in the consistent growth of Nexstar’s retransmission and carriage revenues; and, shepherded the growth of several of our most significant assets, including The CW Network, NewsNation, Antenna TV, Rewind TV, and The Hill. Sean and Dana generate enormous value for the Company and our network and distribution partners.”
Compton, who is widely known in the radio industry for his 16 years at Clear Channel Radio and Premiere Networks, where he served as VP/Programming, served as President of Strategic Programming and Acquisitions for Tribune Co. from 2008-2019. He was appointed to his current role in November 2020.
Zimmer oversees all distribution for the company’s broadcast and television content portfolio to cable, satellite, telco and digital media companies, as well as Nexstar’s network content agreements with third-party partners, including CBS, Fox, NBC and ABC. She joined Nexstar in September 2019 as Executive Vice President of Chief Distribution and Strategy Officer, following the Tribune acquisition by Nexstar.
Zimmer joined Tribune in 2013 and prior to that served as EVP/TV Networks Distribution for NBCUniversal, from 2011 to 2013. Zimmer has also played an integral role in the distribution of YES Network and SportsNet New York, and earlier in her career worked in affiliate sales for Fox Cable Networks and Discovery Communications.
