Nexstar Names Bill Dallman VP-GM In Grand Junction

Nexstar Media Group on Monday appointed Bill Dallman vice president and general manager of its broadcasting and digital operations serving Grand Junction and Montrose, Colo. (DMA 187), including KREX (CBS), KGJT (MNT), westernslopenow.com and their related digital and social media channels.

Dallman will also oversee the company’s operational agreements with Mission Broadcasting to provide services to KFQX (FOX) in Grand Junction. Dallman will report to Traci Wilkinson, senior vice president and regional manager for Nexstar’s broadcasting division, and begin his new duties on Monday, Feb. 12.

Dallman has held a variety of broadcast leadership positions during his more than three decades in the media business and he has a long track record of increasing ratings, developing innovative local content and digital initiatives, and driving revenue growth.

Prior to joining Nexstar, he was president and general manager of KARE Minneapolis-St. Paul where he was responsible for long-term strategy and day-to-day operations. During his tenure, Dallman and his team expanded local news and programming, launching a new weekday newscast at noon and developing Minnesota and Company, a half-hour show highlighting local businesses and consumer news produced quarterly. Dallman also oversaw the launch of KARE 11+, a 24-hour streaming service delivering original content and rebroadcasts of the station’s newscasts.

Under his leadership, KARE created Hockey Night in Minnesota, which streamed 26 high school hockey games on the station’s website and KARE 11+ during the fall and winter, providing new advertising and marketing opportunities for local businesses.

Wilkinson said: “Bill is a seasoned media executive with a history of success in the broadcasting industry, and he is a great choice to lead our broadcast and digital operations in Grand Junction. “He is an innovative thinker and has a track record of enhancing broadcast and digital operations by focusing on strategic leadership and team development. We’re looking forward to the fresh perspectives he will bring to Grand Junction.”

Before joining KARE, Dallman held positions of increasing responsibility at KOMO Seattle, KCBS and KCAL in Los Angeles, and television stations in Denver, Minneapolis, and Grand Rapids, Mich. He also was part of the executive team that launched Fox Sports 1 in Los Angeles, a 24/7 multiplatform sports network.

Dallman has been involved in various media-related organizations throughout his career, serving as a member of the National Association of Broadcasters and as a member of the board for Radio Television Digital News Association’s Region 1 from October 2019 to June 2021.

Dallman earned his bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was also recognized with the “Career Distinguished Alumni Award” from the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communications.