I’ve always been passionate about continued education and training. It’s critical we learn from each other, share best practices, and reinforce key things we’ve learned yet forgotten over time.
In my role as Digital Director for Nexstar Media Group, I have the opportunity to present monthly training sessions to thousands of journalists across the company. Our topics have ranged from morning show ideas to political planning to small tech tools to help you quickly turn content.
Great to connect as many as 1,000 #Nexstar content producers today during #NexstarProducing webinar! Great work being done across 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ElfwEnrsu1
— Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman) June 28, 2017
Most recently, we’ve been focusing on best practices from our markets as they reprioritze staff to emphasis digital. The innovation across the #NexstarNation is inspiring!
I also enjoy speaking about digital journalism with high school and college students. If you ever need a guest speaker, don’t hesitate to reach out.

As a news director at KARK and Fox16 in Little Rock, I hosted an annual training day for journalists in our regions. Over three years, we had roughly 75 participants from more than 15 markets. Here are some tweets from our #NexstarTD in April 2017:
Reworking copy and trying to find the lead of the lead with @erniepaulson #NexstarTD pic.twitter.com/FEX3WZjX4L
— Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman) April 8, 2017
Everyone has pen to paper for this effective tease writing exercise #NexstarTD 2017 pic.twitter.com/qgq3hCzOLF
— Ernie Paulson (@erniepaulson) April 8, 2017
Keep after it! It’s all about what you put into it. #NexstarTD https://t.co/VKUQ9t1zU4
— Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman) April 9, 2017
Thankful for the opportunity to learn great story telling tips & meet talented people in the #Nexstar family at #NexstarTD at @KARK4News pic.twitter.com/rkhBMMPRsT
— Jenifer Abreu (@jeniferabreutv) April 8, 2017
So nice meeting fellow colleagues from #Nexstar sister stations. Great group! #NexstarTD pic.twitter.com/3bCKg7bLWj
— Charmaine Nero (@CharmaineSNero) April 8, 2017