David Gibber has served as Senior Vice President / General Counsel since April 2019. Prior to that, since joining Sinclair in 2011, he has served as Vice President/Deputy General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel/Director of Legal Services and Legal Counsel. Prior to joining Sinclair, he was an associate at Gordon Feinblatt, LLC in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Gibber received his J.D. degree from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude, Order of the Coif.. Mr. Gibber also sits on the board of directors of various charitable and community organizations.
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is a diversified media company and leading provider of local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 21 RSN brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to 186 television stations in 87 markets; is a leading local news provider in the country; owns multiple national networks; and has TV stations affiliated with all the major broadcast networks. Sinclair’s 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.
Interview questions:
Q1: David, as general counsel and senior vice president at Sinclair Broadcast Group, you have been with the company since 2011 and have been a part of Sinclair’s amazing growth in that period of time culminating with making the Fortune 500 earlier this summer. Talk a little bit about your daily role at Sinclair and the company’s recent growth.
Q2: Many of our viewers may know Sinclair as a media company, but you are much more than that. Sinclair is a diversified media company, a tech company, a sports company and much more. Talk about the intersection of those worlds and how you help navigate various opportunities for Sinclair and its consumers across those various industries.
Q3: Sinclair has made a strategic pivot into sports with your acquisition of 21 regional sports networks, the strategic partnership with Ballys and the gamification of sports for consumers. Talk a little bit about what that integrated landscape will look like for viewers and consumers in the future.
Q4: With more than 180 TV stations in nearly 90 markets around the country, Sinclair is a vital part of the fabric and culture in many local communities as the leading content provider of news and sports. Talk a little bit about the pride you and the entire Sinclair team take in supporting local communities with news and information on a daily basis.
Q5: During the pandemic, Sinclair worked hard to protect its essential workers across the country to help them carry out their important duty of providing news to viewers at your various stations… Tell us about that experience and how it continues today as you work to protect journalists and our free press in being able to hold our elected officials and others responsible as your local news teams cover local government, schools, crime and much more in markets all around the country.
Q6: Share with us some of the exciting technology innovations that Sinclair is leading the way on – such as NEXT GEN TV – to provide vital technology resources to consumers.
Q7: Finally, what are you most excited about as you look ahead to the future of Sinclair.
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David Nevins is president & CEO of Nevins & Associates, a highly regarded strategic communications company and proactive public relations partner. The firm’s regional and national client base is a unique mix of organizations across a variety of industries including: healthcare, professional service firms, finance, not-for-profits, distributors, state agencies, national media companies, technology, political and grassroots campaigns, real estate development, sporting events, and more.
With more than 30 years of experience in marketing, public relations, and community and government relations, David is a talented and seasoned executive. Prior to founding Nevins & Associates in 1983, David served as the Director of Marketing for both Towson University and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In 2001, he was tapped by the CEO of Comcast to employ his marketing expertise as President of the company’s regional sports network, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. David is a Past President of the Board of Governors for the Center Club and is a former Chairman of the Board of Regents for the University System of Maryland, a position to which he was appointed by the Governor of Maryland. David has chaired the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission and the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation, served as President of both the Jewish National Fund and the Towson Business Association and was a member of the PNC Bank board.
David is highly involved in the business, civic, and political communities, and his many years of active leadership in numerous organizations have built a network of contacts that he regularly puts to use for the firm’s clients. For more information, visit www.nevinspr.com.
