ATLANTA, March 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Gray
Television, Inc. ("Gray," "we," "us" or "our") (NYSE: GTN and
GTN.A) announced today its appointment of four veteran
broadcasters as new General Managers for its top-ranked stations in
five markets as well as its additional broadcast and digital
businesses in those areas.
In Davenport, Iowa (DMA 101),
Susan Ramsett is now the
General Manager of KWQC (NBC). Sue held various management
positions in news, operations, and promotions in three Gray markets
(Lincoln, Wausau, and La
Crosse-Eau Claire) over several years before her 2013 appointment
as General Manager of KOLN/KGIN
(CBS) and KSNB (NBC) in the Lincoln,
Nebraska television market, as well as KNOP (NBC), KNPL
(CBS) and KIIT (FOX) in North
Platte, Nebraska.
In Lincoln (DMA 105) and
North Platte (DMA 209),
Shannon Booth succeeds Sue as
the General Manager of Gray's television stations in those
markets. Since 1998, Shannon has held various news,
operations, and promotions positions at Gray's KCRG (ABC) in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and she
currently serves as the station's Director of Brand Marketing and
Creative Services. Prior to KCRG, Shannon worked at four
other Iowa television stations,
including WHO-TV in Des
Moines.
In Marquette, Michigan (DMA
180), Rick Rhoades will
become the General Manager of WLUC (NBC/FOX) on April 1 upon the retirement of Rob Jamros, who has led WLUC TV6/FOX UP for the
past 27 years. A 14-year veteran of WLUC, Rick has served as
the station's General Sales Manager for the past seven years. A
graduate of Northern Michigan
University, Rick worked as a golf professional before
joining WLUC.
In Parkersburg, West Virginia
(DMA 194), Ken Long is now
the General Manager of WTAP (NBC), WIYE (CBS) and WOVA (FOX).
He began his broadcast career over 30 years ago, and joined the
Newscenter in 2009. Ken has served as General Sales Manager
since 2013. He succeeds Roger
Sheppard, who retired on March
1st after 27 years at the Newscenter, including 17 years as
General Manager.
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.