Ellen Crooke, senior vice president of news at Tegna, to retire in January 2025
Ellen Crooke, Tegna’s senior vice president of news, will retire in January 2025. Crooke, who joined Tysons Corner, VA-based Tegna (then Gannett Broadcasting) in 2002, has led Tegna’s news team since 2014.
Crooke was named senior vice president of news for Tegna in April 2021 after serving as VP of news since September 2014. Previously, she held news leadership roles at WXIA, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Atlanta, and at WGRZ, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y. During her tenure at these stations, Crooke was also regional news executive overseeing multiple stations. Earlier in her career, she was news director for WNDU South Bend, Ind., and assistant news director of WHAS Louisville, Ky.
She is the recipient of four National Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Overall Excellence, Best Newscast and two Continuing Coverage awards and multiple Southeast Emmy Awards, including Best Overall News Operation and Best Newscast. She served on the Radio Television Digital News Association board of directors from 2017 to June 2024 and its executive committee for five years. She continues to work with RTDNA on the issue of trust in journalism.
“Ellen’s dedication to quality journalism and growing and mentoring our news leaders will have a lasting impact on our team and the news business,” said Lynn Beall, EVP-COO of media operations. “As the leader of our news organization, Ellen has driven our content innovation efforts, launched Verify, crafted our Principles of Ethical Journalism and spearheaded the creation of several journalism trainings, including news leadership, storytelling and our Producer-in-Residence program. We thank her for working with us through a transition period and wish her all the best in her next chapter.”
“The work that Tegna’s news and content teams produce every day is second-to-none and that is in no small part a result of Ellen’s leadership,” said Mike Steib, president-CEO. “We thank Ellen for her many contributions to Tegna’s success and for her continued leadership.”
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