Henning comes from Saukview Media, where he is the president and CEO. Prior to that, he spent five years at Barrington Broadcasting, where he was group head of several stations, including WNWO in Toledo, KRCG in Columbia, WHOI in Peoria, KHQA in Hannibal, WLUC in Marquette and KTVO in Kirksland. Before joining Barrington, Henning spent 33 years at Quincy Newspapers’ Broadcast Group.

“With his local broadcasting expertise, strong client relationships, and dedication to the local communities he has served for many years in the Ozarks and Midwest, we are confident that Leo is the ideal person to lead KOZL’s television and e-media operations,” Nexstar COO Brian Jones said in a statement.

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The station will become KOZL, “Ozarks Local.” As part of the re-branding effort, the station will add an additional hour of news to their morning show, expanding it from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and an additional half-hour newscast on Sundays at 6 p.m. No anchors have been announced for the additional programs yet.

“Launching ‘Ozarks Local’ reflects our deep commitment to the community and focus on addressing the interests of our audiences in the Ozarks area,” vice president and general manager Mark Gordon said in a statement. “We will be more than doubling our locally-produced programming by this fall.”

Other changes to the station’s lineup include the introduction of a weekly business show Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and an hour-long afternoon lifestyle program that will air weekdays at 4 p.m. The show also plans to add a half-hour long sports show on weekends at 10:30 p.m.

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