January 4, 2019
Utah Native and Award-Winning Journalist Joins Evening News Team for KTVX (ABC4 Utah), KUCW (Utah’s CW30) and ABC4.com
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah and IRVING, TEXAS – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that Emily Florez will co-anchor and report for KTVX (ABC4 Utah), KUCW (Utah’s CW30) and associated digital services including ABC4.com, serving all of Utah, Southwest Wyoming, Southern Idaho and Northeastern Nevada (Salt Lake City DMA #30). Ms. Florez joins the news team as weeknight co-anchor and reporter for ABC4 News at 5:00 P.M., 6:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M. beginning Monday, January 7, 2019.
A Utah native and Emmy-Award nominated journalist, Ms. Florez returns to Utah with a decade of breaking news and investigative journalism reporting and anchoring experience. Throughout her career, Ms. Florez has covered many high-profile news stories from the trial of Elizabeth Smart’s captor, Brian David Mitchell and the disappearance of Utah mom Susan Powell, to the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in Chicago. Prior to joining ABC4 News, she reported and anchored at WMAQ in Chicago. In addition to reporting the news of the day, she has delivered front-line coverage of severe weather and storm damage aftermath, as well as exciting local and national events including the World Series title run of the Chicago Cubs.
Commenting on her new position with ABC4 News, Emily Florez said, “I am grateful to have the opportunity to return home and reconnect with my Utahn roots and our outstanding local audiences. Now more than ever, viewers rely on their local broadcast stations for trusted in-depth reporting about the issues and events that impact their families and communities. In my new role, I view it as my responsibility to earn and maintain your trust by telling the important local stories that matter to you and I am looking forward to working with the exceptional journalists at ABC4 News to deliver on that promise.”
Commenting on the appointment, ABC4 Utah News Director Todd Reed said, “We are very excited to welcome Emily Florez home to Utah and to the ABC4 News family. Our goal at ABC4 News is to be the best and most dynamic resource in the market for unmatched reporting on local breaking news and feature stories, as well as weather, sports and major event coverage. Emily’s unique combination of large market experience combined with her intimate understanding and knowledge of the local community as a native Utahn will resonate with viewers. Further, her experience and commitment to cross-platform reporting will help build upon the achievements of ABC4 News. She’s competitive, loves journalism and, most importantly, is a person who viewers will relate to and trust.”
“We are thrilled to have Emily join our news team,” said Richard Doutre Jones, Vice President & General Manager of ABC4 Utah and Utah’s CW30. “At ABC4 News, we remain focused on extending our legacy of local news leadership by delivering the most compelling and informative local reporting that touches the daily lives of our viewers. Emily is an exceptional journalist who is deeply dedicated to giving back to the local communities where she works and we look forward to her contributions in her new role at ABC4 News.”
Ms. Florez is a graduate of Brigham Young University. She began her journalism career as an intern at ABC4 Utah. Emily and her husband live in the Salt Lake Valley with their two children.
About ABC4 Utah and Utah’s CW30
ABC4 Utah (KTVX) is Utah’s first television station, broadcasting from studios located in Salt Lake City, Utah since April 19, 1948. ABC4 and Utah’s CW30 (KUCW) serve the entire state of Utah as well as sections of Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming. KTVX and KUCW are owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. based in Irving, Texas. For more information visit www.abc4.com.
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 174 full power television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 100 markets or nearly 39% of all U.S. television households. Nexstar’s portfolio includes primary affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. Nexstar’s community portal websites offer additional hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when and how they access content while creating new revenue opportunities. For more information please visit www.nexstar.tv.
