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Last night, KCRA 3's Del Rodgers announced that this current high school football season was his last. That's because he has set his retirement date for Monday, December 1st after 28 years at KCRA 3. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRWejqPgmvY/?igsh=OGN2M2RibzB3d2Zy

And then who would buy Tegna? There's no realistic buyer most likely if the deal collapses.

What Tegna (I refuse to put the name in all-caps) should have done was put their stations up for sale individually (well, without breaking up the duopolies) to maximize how much they sell for. Instead, they're taking the easy way out to reduce the amount of time and paperwork involved.

Best case scenario. These documents are the worst I have ever seen. And if this fails, Nexstar becomes blacklisted as well in the industry.

With how poorly put together these documents seem to be, is there a chance this merger goes to an administrative law judge?

Put another way, they've been waiting 3 or 4 years longer than expected to get their golden parachutes to retirement and never having to do something ever again while the rest of the world burns.

Dagmar Midcap last worked in Atlanta at CBS Atlanta - WGCL. She's coming back to work in Atlanta at CBS Atlanta - WUPA. https://www.ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2025/11/dagmar-midcap-coming-back-to-atlanta-tv-15-years-after-departure/

Elections have consequences. And one of the consequences of the 2024 election is Brendan Carr serving as FCC Chair and the chapter of a certain project he wrote becoming reality. There may be optics of scruitny over this deal, but the reality is this is just a matter of how this merger gets approved, if there are minimal areas in which this government says it goes too far (and if there are divestures, expect them to be license only to spectrum speculators, sidecars, or godcasters with all non-license assets staying with Nexstar), and if ownership cap changes need to done legislatively or through rulemaking. TEGNA doesn't want to exist any more. It hasn't wanted to exist since Standard General offered $24/share in 2022. A $125 million breakup fee isn't going to reinvigorate TEGNA if this deal doesn't get regulatory approval. That's 2% of what TEGNA is valued at in this merger. TEGNA is, for all practical purposes, a zombie company with stockholders and executives who just want to get their money and peace out. They have made cuts and staff reductions with the intention of having a lean balance sheet for whoever wants to absorb them in one piece. A benevolent broadcasting company with billions in credit to purchase a large station group doesn't exist in 2025.

Basically, if you live in a Tegna/Nexstar market, you need to petition the FCC and let them know your objections. Drag this process out as long as possible so it can be thoroughly investigated, docketed and hopefully sent to an administrative law judge for all of the misreprepresentstions it presents and any damage it causes to an already diminished media landscape in many markets across the country. If Nexstar can't close the deal, then they have to cough up the breakup fee to Tegna which gives them another lifeline. If they can't survive after that, let the market kill them off.

Someone needs to do an independent investigation to find out where everyone ranks at. Like, there needs to be a third party who does this.

What?

Another retirement date... December 12th. Its Steve Weagle's last after 27 years as WPTV and later WFLX's Chief Meteorologist. He's ready to retire under the sun. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ-bkb_Em43/?igsh=cGVvN3ZjMHRvbWNh

After 25 years at WFOR, and a good chunk before that at WPLG, and being in Miami television for nearly 50 years, Eliott Rodriguez is stepping down in what seems like retirement. December 19th will be his last newscast so right before Christmas. https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ-Hkfpkncd/?igsh=a2NhanVoMjA5dGl0