SVP/Regional Upgrade For Nexstar’s Romines

• Nexstar Media Inc. has promoted Ron Romines to SVP and Regional Manager, overseeing the company’s broadcast and digital operations in various markets across the country, effective July 26. He will be based at Nexstar’s headquarters in Irving, TX.

Romines was most recently VP/GM of Nexstar’s broadcast and digital operations in Charlotte — FOX affiliate WJZY-TV, WMYT-TV (MyNet) and FOX46.com. Romines brings 30 years of broadcast experience to his new role, including serving as Senior Vice President and Regional Manager at Nexstar in 2019 and 2020. He previously spent 14 years with Media General’s WTEN-TV and news10.com in Albany, NY, rising from GSM to VP/GM, and joined Nexstar in January 2017, following the company’s acquisition of Media General. Prior to joining WTEN-TV in 2005, Romines worked at WJTV-TV and WAPT-TV/Jackson, MS, WCCO-TV/Minneapolis and KOCO-TV/Oklahoma City. He began his broadcasting career in 1991 as an AE at WDBD-TV/Jackson, MS.

Romines will report to report to Andrew Alford, Nexstar Media’s President of Broadcasting, who said, “Ron’s done an outstanding job with WJZY-TV, WMYT-TV, and FOX46.com, successfully launching them as Nexstar-branded media properties and spearheading their consistent improvement in ratings, revenue and profitability. He’s extremely familiar with Nexstar and has consistently demonstrated the ability to lead highly-effective and successful management, sales and news teams that deliver impactful results for our advertisers, marketers, and the local communities we serve. It is a pleasure to promote him to this new position and I look forward to his continued contributions to the Nexstar management team.”

Commenting on his promotion, Romines said, “I’m excited to be re-joining my colleagues at Nexstar’s HQ in Irving, and grateful to have had the opportunity to lead the company’s operations in Charlotte for the past year. Nexstar’s ongoing commitment to hyper-local content and the unique and customized advertising and marketing solutions we can offer clients create a distinct advantage for our broadcasting, digital, and mobile platforms. I’m looking forward to my new responsibilities and I believe there is a lot of opportunity for success ahead.”