TEGNA Names Joan Barrett President and General Manager at WCNC in Charlotte

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced Joan Barrett has been appointed president and general manager at WCNC, TEGNA’s NBC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina, effective March 10, 2020. Barrett is joining WCNC from Nexstar Media Group, where she has been vice president and general manager of KDVR and KWGN, Nexstar’s (formerly Tribune Media) FOX and CW-affiliated duopoly in Denver since