ATLANTA, Feb. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Gray
Television, Inc. ("Gray," "we," "us" or "our") (NYSE: GTN and
GTN.A) announced today its appointment of two veteran broadcasters
as new General Managers.
Gray Co-Chief Operating Officer Nick
Waller said, "Today we promote two skilled veterans, with
deep roots in their stations and communities, to lead our Augusta
and Harrisonburg stations upon the impending retirements of
legendary leaders John Ray and
Tracey Jones. All four of
these individuals exemplify the character and commitment that we
believe makes Gray a great company for dedicated broadcasters to
grow their careers."
In Augusta, Mike Oates will become the General Manager
of WRDW (CBS) and WAGT (NBC). Over 26 years, Mr. Oates has
consistently risen through the ranks at WRDW, and he has served as
WRDW's General Sales Manager for the past ten years.
In Harrisonburg, Sacha
Purciful will become the General Manager of WHSV (ABC)
and WSVF (CBS/FOX). She has served as the General Sales
Manager of these stations for the past year. Previously, Ms.
Purciful has held sales management positions in Knoxville and
Huntsville.
Both individuals will assume their new positions upon the
retirements this spring of John Ray
in Augusta and Tracey Jones in Harrisonburg. Mr. Ray, who
will be inducted into the Georgia Association of Broadcasters' Hall
of Fame later this month, has worked in various positions and
markets with Gray for 23 years and for other broadcasters for 21
years before that. Ms. Jones has spent the past 30 years
working in and managing various Gray television stations.
About Gray:
Gray owns and/or operates 100 television stations across 54
television markets that collectively broadcast over 200 program
streams including 101 channels affiliated with the CBS Network, the
NBC Network, the ABC Network and the FOX Network. Our
portfolio includes the number-one and/or number-two ranked
television station operations in essentially all of our markets,
which collectively cover approximately 10.1 percent of total
United States television
households.
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SOURCE Gray Television, Inc.