Jason Roberts

Jason Roberts was named Nexstar’s Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary in May 2026.

Mr. Roberts joined Nexstar as Associate General Counsel in 2019, following the company’s acquisition of Tribune Media, where he served as Assistant General Counsel for ten years, overseeing legal matters for approximately one-third of the company’s TV station portfolio, negotiating complex commercial contracts, and advising on regulatory and content matters.  He has had similar responsibilities at Nexstar, while also managing the legal aspects of the company’s transition to ATSC 3.0 and establishing its regulatory training programs.

Prior to this, Mr. Roberts was in-house counsel at Tribune Media Company from 2009 to 2019, in-house regulatory counsel for Equity Broadcasting Corporation for 5 years and was in private practice focusing on communications law for 10 years.