# Perry Sook Media executive (b. 1958) who founded [[Nexstar]] in 1996 and built it into the largest local-TV station group in the U.S. through aggressive acquisitions. Sook engineered the Tribune (2019) and [[Tegna]] (2025) takeovers and the launch of [[NewsNation]]; his contract was extended through March 2029. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[Nexstar and Tegna Timeline]]. Expand with the roll-up strategy and the NewsNation bet.