SAG-AFTRA Condemns Nexstar Layoffs at KTLA and WGN as Attacks on Local News
February 26, 2026
February 26, 2026
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 26 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026:
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SAG-AFTRA Condemns Nexstar Layoffs at KTLA and WGN as Attacks on Local News
SAG-AFTRA today condemned Nexstar Media Group's decision to eliminate SAG-AFTRA positions at WGN-TV in Chicago and lay off multiple journalists at KTLA in Los Angeles and at stations across the coun . . .
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SAG-AFTRA Condemns Nexstar Layoffs at KTLA and WGN as Attacks on Local News
SAG-AFTRA today condemned Nexstar Media Group's decision to eliminate SAG-AFTRA positions at WGN-TV in Chicago and lay off multiple journalists at KTLA in Los Angeles and at stations across the coun . . .
