Nexstar CEO Perry Sook Jason Koerner/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment The local TV giant Nexstar has signed its chairman and CEO Perry Sook to a new employment contract, one that will keep the executive at the helm of the company through March 2029. Sook, who founded Nexstar in 1996, is also the third largest shareholder in the company after the institutional firms Blackrock and Vanguard, holding 5.