Abernethy Keeps Fox Stations Focused On Local

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ANYONE WHO THINKS THE BROADCAST BUSINESS is slowing down should spend a day - or just half an hour - with Jack Abernethy. Abernethy is chief executive officer of Fox Television Stations, overseeing 28 stations in the nation's major markets, including WNYW New York, KTTV Los Angeles and WFLD Chicago. Since his start there in 2004, the Fox-owned stations' locally produced programming has more than doubled, with more than 970 hours of local news a we° these days. Up until a few months ago, he was simultaneously co-president of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, overseeing business components of both networks beginning in 2016. (He was executive vice president of Fox News from 1996 to 2004, helping launch the cable network, after more than 15 years at NBC.) These days, Abernethy is chest-deep in issues pivotal to the station group's future: building a streaming platform, reacting to viewers' changing tastes in news, assessing the deal market for stations and taking full advantage of ATSC 3.0. He also continues to out-local the competition in content, news and charity efforts in the community.