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Tegna Executive Compensation (FY24)

TGNA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024

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Chief executive, fiscal 2024
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Michael Steib
Median of the other named officers
$2,823,589
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive of record: David Lougee → Michael Steib
CEO pay ratio: 165:1 → 130:1 (21.2% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Tegna's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Michael Steib, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $6,977,504 in fiscal 2024.
What was Tegna's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 93.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
What is Tegna's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2024, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 130:1.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Lougee
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Victoria Harker
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Lynn Beall
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Media Operations
◇◇◇———◇◇
Akin Harrison
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Lougee
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Lynn Beall
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Media Operations
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Victoria Harker
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Lauren Fisher
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Akin Harrison
Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David T. Lougee
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Michael Steib
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Lynn Beall
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Media Operations
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Lauren Fisher
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Thomas Cox
Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Julie Heskett
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Alex Tolston
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alex TolstonRSU◇——◇——◇
David T. LougeePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David T. LougeeRSU◇——◇——◇
Julie HeskettRSU◇——◇——◇
Julie HeskettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lauren FisherPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lauren FisherRSU◇——◇——◇
Lynn BeallRSU◇——◇——◇
Lynn BeallPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael SteibRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael SteibPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mr. CoxPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mr. CoxRSU◇——◇——◇
Mr. LougeeRSU◇——◇——◇
Mr. LougeePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mr. TolstonRSU◇——◇——◇
Ms. BeallPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ms. BeallRSU◇——◇——◇
Ms. FisherRSU◇——◇——◇
Ms. FisherPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ms. HeskettRSU◇——◇——◇
Ms. HeskettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas CoxPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas CoxRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2024 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Thomas CoxRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Lynn BeallRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Julie HeskettRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David T. LougeeRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Alex TolstonRSU◇◇——
Michael SteibPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Howard D. Elias
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Stuart J. Epstein
◇◇———◇◇
Henry W. McGee
◇◇———◇◇
Scott K. McCune
◇◇———◇◇
Melinda C. Witmer
◇◇———◇◇
Neal B. Shapiro
◇◇———◇◇
Gina L. Bianchini
◇◇————◇
Karen H. Grimes
◇◇————◇
Catherine Dunleavy
◇◇———◇◇
Denmark West
◇◇————◇
Michael Steib served on the board in fiscal 2024 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 24, 2024=◇◇◇
2022August 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 21, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 7, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 30, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 25, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 26, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 4, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 5, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Chief executive total compensation
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340 figures on this page: 330 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
330 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000950170-25-076372
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-25-033034
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0000950170-24-048437
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-24-029237
    Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-23-216989
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-23-178601
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-22-181560
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-21-159147
  9. 0001140361-20-010829
  10. 0001193125-19-133226
  11. 0001193125-18-146814
  12. 0001193125-17-164289
  13. 0001193125-16-582216
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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