It has been a turbulent three years for media company TEGNA Inc. and for its associate general counsel, Akin Harrison, culminating with his recently being named the company’s general counsel, senior vice president and secretary.

TEGNA, based in McLean, Virginia, owns or operates 47 television stations and two radio stations in 39 markets across the country. TEGNA’s reorganization has been ongoing since Gannett Co. Inc. split in 2015. The publishing side kept the name Gannett, while the more profitable broadcast and digital media side was named TEGNA.