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March 26, 2020
Via E -mail

Warren S. de Wied, Esq.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004

Re: TEGNA Inc.
 PRR N14A Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
 Filed March 25, 2020  by Standard General L.P., et al.
File No. 001 -06961

Dear Mr. de Wied :

We have reviewed the above -captioned  filing  and your response letter dated March 25,
2020.  We have the following comment s.

Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Background of the Solicitation, page 4

1. We note your disclosure that “Standard General expected the TEGNA Board, consistent with
its fiduciary responsibility to maximize the value of shareholders’ investment, to  pursue these
offers vigorously and to give interested parties access to due diligence to enable those parties
the opportunity to develop their offers for the Company .”  Please revise your disclosure to
state the legal basis for your conclusio n regarding how the board would need to act to fulfill
its fiduciary obligations in connection with any offers reported by the media.

Matters to be Considered at the Annual Meeting , page 11

2. We note your response to prior comment 11 and that you are “soli citing proxies to be used at
the Annual Meeting for the election of each of the Standard General Nominees and certain
nominees of the Company. ”  Please revise this disclosure and the information on your form
of proxy  to comply with Rule 14a -4(d)(ii).  Plea se be advised that to the extent Standard
General is seeking authority to vote for nominees named in TEGNA’ s proxy statement,
Standard General must represent that it will vote for all the registrant nominees, other than
those registrant nominees specified by Standard General.   You may not solicit proxies for
persons who have not consented to be named and to serve, if elected, on your proxy
statement and proxy card.

Warren S. de Wied, Esq.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
March 26, 2020
Page 2

 3. We note your disclosures here and in the form of proxy that each of the directors has
consented to being named as a nominee “and has confirmed his or her willingness to serve on
the Board of Directors if elected.”  Please revise this disclosure to adhere to the language set
forth in Rule 14a -4(d)(1).  For example, state that each of the dir ectors has  consented to
being named in the proxy statement and to serve if elected.

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Please direct any questions to me at (202) 551 -7951.  You may also contact Daniel
Duchovny, Special Counsel, at (202) 551 -3619 .

Sincerely,

        /s/ Joshua Shainess

Joshua Shainess
Special Counsel
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions