ATLANTA, June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gray
Television, Inc. ("Gray," "we," "us" or "our") (NYSE: GTN and
GTN.A) today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously
voted to expand the Board by one seat and elected Luis
A. Garcia as a Director to fill that position. Like all
Directors, Mr. Garcia's term will run through our next Annual
Meeting.
Luis A. Garcia is President and
Lead Strategist of San
Antonio-based MarketVision, an award-winning
culture-inspired marketing firm focused on understanding diverse
audiences and developing culturally relevant communication to bring
about behavior change. The firm specializes in strategic
planning, advertising content, promotions and experiential
marketing, digital and social marketing, community outreach and
public relations. Clients include numerous Fortune 500
companies and leading non-profit institutions.
Mr. Garcia founded integrated-marketing firm Garcia 360° in
1998. He joined MarketVision as President in 2008 upon the
merger of those two firms. Mr. Garcia is a native of
Mexico City and a graduate of The
University of Texas at Austin
advertising program.
Gray Chairman, President and CEO Hilton H. Howell, Jr. said, "Following
the passing of our long-time Chairman Dr. Billy Mayher, the Board immediately began a
process to identify an additional independent director. That
effort recently culminated with the unanimous recommendation by our
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and with the
unanimous vote by the Board to elect Luis as our newest director.
His entrepreneurial success and considerable experience
in strategic marketing for large and small enterprises will bring
further expertise and vision to our growing company."
About Gray Television:
Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) is a television
broadcast company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that owns and operates
television stations and leading digital assets in markets
throughout the United States. We currently own and/or operate
television stations across 51 television markets that collectively
broadcast over 180 program streams including 36 channels affiliated
with the CBS Network, 27 channels affiliated with the NBC Network,
19 channels affiliated with the ABC Network and 14 channels
affiliated with the FOX Network. We own and/or operate the
number-one or number-two ranked television station operations in
essentially all of our markets, which collectively cover
approximately 9.5 percent of total United
States television households.
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