NewsNation, Nexstar’s fledgling cable TV network, recently fired a correspondent who complained about the broadcast of a Donald Trump rally. Paul Gerke — a New York-based correspondent — griped to News President Michael Corn late last month on a conference call with other journalists after NewsNation aired two hours of uninterrupted coverage of a Trump rally, insiders said.
DMA 12: PHOENIX
Anchor Finds Younger Consumers With Social
Five mornings a week, Paul Gerke performs typical morning-anchor duties as part of the Today in Arizona team on Tegna’s KPNX Phoenix. But on some Fridays, he steps away at 6 a.m. and delivers a segment of his own — Paul’s Extra Point — that is resonating on social media by breaking away from the standard TV formula.
DMA 110 (BOISE, ID.)
