Brett Austin

News Director at Sinclair Broadcast Group

Brett Austin is an experienced news director currently with Sinclair Broadcast Group since June 2021. Previously, Brett operated as a self-employed media production consultant from January 2018 to June 2022, offering creative guidance to businesses and organizations. Other notable roles include Senior Executive Producer at Television News between September 2018 and September 2019, and Coordinating Producer at ESPN SEC Network from April 2014 to January 2018, where Brett played a key role in launching the network and overseeing its signature show, SEC Nation. Prior experience includes managing college sports shows at ESPN and serving as Assistant News Director at KHBS/KHOG-TV. Brett's foundational experience began with producer roles at various stations, including WFAA, KENS 5, KOTV, and WLOX-TV. Brett holds a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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Sinclair Broadcast Group

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to more television stations than anyone and has affiliations with all the major networks. In addition, Sinclair is the leading local news provider in the country, as well as a producer of sports content. Sinclair owns a multicast network, four radio stations and a cable network. Sinclair’s broadcast content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. Sinclair, either directly or through its venture subsidiaries, makes equity investments in strategic companies. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. was founded in 1986, went public in 1995 and is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol SBGI.