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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Harker Victoria D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEGNA INC [TGNA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TEGNA INC., 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2017 (Street) MCLEAN, VA 22107 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/31/2017   M   16,846 A (1) 146,754 D   Common Stock 12/31/2017   M   9,695 A (1) 156,449 D   Common Stock 12/31/2017   F(2)   12,661 D $ 14.08 143,788 D   Common Stock 12/31/2017   A   21,623 A $ 0 165,411 D   Common Stock 12/31/2017   F(3)   10,315 D $ 14.08 155,096 D   Common Stock               3,171.23 I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

12/31/2017

M

16,846

12/31/2017

12/31/2017

Common Stock

16,846

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

12/31/2017

M

9,695 (4)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

9,695

$ 0

29,086

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Harker Victoria D C/O TEGNA INC. 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE MCLEAN, VA 22107			EVP, CFO

Signatures

/s/ Akin S. Harrison, Attorney-in-Fact		01/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the underlying common stock.
(2)	Represents shares of common stock withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligation upon the vesting of restricted stock units and the corresponding acquisition of shares of common stock by the reporting person pursuant to the Issuer's 2001 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated as of May 4, 2010), as amended.
(3)	Represents shares of common stock withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligation upon the acquisition of shares of common stock pursuant to the Issuer's Performance Share Plan on December 31, 2017.
(4)	The grant of restricted stock units was previously reported as 24,463 restricted stock units representing a contingent right to receive 24,463 shares of common stock of the Issuer, but was adjusted to reflect a grant of 38,781 restricted stock units representing a contingent right to receive 38,781 shares of common stock of the Issuer following the completion of the previously-announced spin-off of the Issuer's digital automotive marketplace business on May 31, 2017.
(5)	The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 2017 and, unless delivered earlier following a change in control of the Issuer, the corresponding vested shares of the Issuer's common stock will be delivered to the reporting person in four equal annual installments beginning on January 2, 2018.

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