ATLANTA, June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Gray Television,
Inc. ("Gray," "we," "us" or "our") (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A)
announced today its promotion of veteran broadcasters to lead its
television stations in four markets. Like all other new Gray
General Managers named in 2017, all four of these individuals were
promoted from within Gray's station ranks.
In Burlington, Vermont (DMA
97), Jay Barton became the
General Manager of WCAX-TV (CBS) on June 1,
2017, upon the commencement of a standard pre-closing local
marketing agreement for the station. Since 2012, Mr. Barton
has served as the General Manager of Gray's Charlottesville, Virginia, television
stations. He succeeds Peter
Martin, a life-long veteran of WCAX-TV who in 1995 succeeded
his own legendary father Red Martin
as the station's General Manager.
In Bangor, Maine (DMA 156),
Kim Lee has become the
General Manager of WABI-TV5. Ms. Lee has held various
positions at WABI-TV5 for the past 15 years including most recently
as the General Sales Manager. She succeeded 34-year
veteran and long-time General Manager, Mike
Young, who recently retired from the station.
In Gainesville, Florida, (DMA
161), Alan Chatman has become
General Manager of WCJB-TV. Mr. Chatman began his broadcast
career over 35 years ago, and he has served as WCJB's General Sales
Manager since 1994. He succeeded Carolyn Barrett, who recently retired after 38
years with WCJB-TV, including the last 31 years as the General
Manager.
In Charlottesville, Virginia
(DMA 181), Eric Krebs has
succeeded Mr. Barton as the General Manager of WCAV-TV (CBS),
WVAW-LP (ABC), and WAHU-CD (FOX). Mr. Krebs has spent his
entire professional career in television broadcasting and has held
several positions in multiple markets over the years. For the
past six years, he has served as the General Sales Manager for
Gray's Charlottesville television
stations.
About Gray:
Gray owns and/or operates over 100 television stations across 57
television markets that collectively broadcast over 200 program
streams including 104 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 10.6 percent of total
United States television
households.
www.gray.tv
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SOURCE Gray Television, Inc.