- Accomplished 33 Year Broadcast Industry Veteran to LeadWBRE-TV / WYOU-TV and Associated e-Media and Digital Operations - WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON and IRVING, Texas (January 13, 2012) - Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that Robert G. Bee has been appointed Vice President and General Manager of WBRE-TV and digital services including community web portal Pahomepage.com and Pahomepage.mobi which serve the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton DMA. Mr. Bee will also oversee Nexstar's relationship with Mission Broadcasting's CBS affiliate WYOU-TV under a joint operating agreement. Mr. Bee's appointment is effective January 20, and he will report to Timothy Busch, Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Nexstar Broadcasting. Robert Bee replaces Louis Abitabilo who is retiring.

An industry veteran with over three decades of experience, Mr. Bee has spent the last 18 years working in Pennsylvania broadcasting, most recently as Director of Sales for the ABC-affiliate WTAE-TV, in Pittsburgh, a position he held since 2003. Throughout his tenure at WTAE-TV, he demonstrated his effective broadcasting industry sales leadership, overseeing all local and national sales efforts and developing meaningful revenue streams for the station's TV, website, mobile, and commercial production verticals. Prior to that, Mr. Bee served as General Sales Manager of WGAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, WXIX-TV, the FOX affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio, and WLIG-TV which serves Long Island, New York. He has also held leadership positions at Independent Television Sales, Inc. and Metromedia Television.

Commenting on Robert Bee's appointment, Tim Busch said, "Bob has a long-term record of generating exceptional results through his experience and leadership. He brings to his new position an impressive background in all aspects of our business, having led teams that delivered compelling and effective marketing solutions for local and national advertisers. We are confident Bob's passion for local broadcasting, depth of expertise, deep client relationships and dedication to the communities he serves will extend our record in Wilkes Barre/Scranton for delivering unparalleled service to the viewers and advertisers of Northeast Pennsylvania.

"We thank Lou Abitabilo for his many contributions to Nexstar Broadcasting during his five year tenure, a period during which we successfully launched our community portal strategy and Pahomepage.com. We wish Lou the very best in his retirement."

Commenting on his new position, Mr. Bee said, "Nexstar's commitment to serving local communities has remained a core strategy across the organization. Together with the teams at WBRE-TV, WYOU-TV and Pahomepage.com, we will continue to build on that commitment by delivering unique and compelling programming and outstanding marketing solutions across multiple platforms, while developing strong relationships with local businesses and community organizations. I look forward to immediately immersing myself into the community at large as my wife Betsy and I will immediately relocate to Northeast Pennsylvania."

Mr. Bee is a graduate of St. John's University and serves or has served the boards of several trade and franchise associations for ABC, FOX, and the Association of Independent Television Stations. He has also has held board positions at American Red Cross (Susquehanna Valley Chapter), Salvation Army (Lancaster and Pittsburgh), Community Hospital of Lancaster County, Capital Region Economic Development Corporation, Pennsylvania Economy League, UCP, and United Way.

About Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, e-MEDIA, digital and mobile media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 55 television stations and 11 related digital multicast signals reaching 32 markets or approximately 9.3% of all U.S. television households. Nexstar's portfolio includes affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV, The CW, and Bounce TV, the nation's first over-the-air broadcast television network programmed for African-American audiences and three independent stations. Nexstar's 31 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.

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Contact:
Timothy Busch Joseph Jaffoni
Executive Vice President & COO Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. 212/835-8500 or nxst@jcir.com
 585/288-8195 or tbusch@nexstar.tv
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