Greta Van Susteren Joins Gray Television As Chief National Political Analyst
February 28 2019 - 9:00AM
Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray,” “Company,” “we,” or “our”)
(NYSE: GTN) announced today that Greta Van Susteren has joined the
Company as our Chief National Political Analyst. In this new
role, she will provide our local newsrooms in over 90 markets coast
to coast with the expert, unbiased coverage of national and
international political developments that has been the hallmark of
Greta Van Susteren’s distinguished journalism career. In
addition, she has two nationally syndicated shows in development
with Gray.
“We’re thrilled to
have someone with Greta’s depth of experience join our team. Our
stations and our viewers will benefit from Greta’s no-nonsense,
straightforward approach to complex political issues,” said Hilton
Howell Jr., Gray’s Chairman and CEO.
“After more than 20
years on cable news platforms, I am thrilled to move to broadcast
news and especially excited to join Gray Television’s journalists
all across the country,” said Greta Van Susteren. “It’s a
journalist’s dream to be part of a growing media company so focused
on delivering quality news in local markets big and small through
trusted, local institutions like Gray’s television stations.”
Sandy Breland, Gray’s
Senior Vice President-Local Media, added, “More than ever, our
local news viewers are wanting to know the impact of national
government decisions on their lives and communities. With her
decades of covering current events and legal issues, Greta will
provide an in depth look at issues that matter the most to our
viewers.”
An award-winning journalist, Ms. Van Susteren hosted “On the
Record” on the Fox News Channel for 14½ years
prior to a short stint hosting a nightly news program on
MSNBC. Prior to Fox News, Ms. Van Susteren hosted CNN’s
prime-time news and analysis program, “The Point with Greta Van
Susteren,” and co-hosted the network’s daily legal analysis show,
“Burden of Proof.” Her legal analysis for CNN’s coverage of
Election 2000 earned her the American Bar Association’s
Presidential Award for Excellence in Journalism.
She currently hosts, and she will continue to host, “Plugged in
with Greta Van Susteren” on Voice of America, which broadcasts
exclusively outside of the United States. The VOA program
features Ms. Van Susteren’s first-hand reporting around the world
from the G-20 to the North Korean summit. She also recently
completed the VOA documentary “Displaced,” about the continuing
crisis affecting the Rohingya people. In just the past few
months, she has interviewed numerous world leaders one-on-one,
including President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, and
former President Carter.
Greta has
represented various clients in civil and criminal cases during her
career as a trial attorney and appellate attorney. She has
authored two books and served as an adjunct professor at
the Georgetown University Law Center from 1984 through 1999.
About Gray:
Gray owns and/or
operates television stations and leading digital properties in 91
television markets, including the first or second highest rated
television station in 85 markets. Upon the closing of a
pending transaction, we will own 67 number-one rated television
stations in 93 markets covering approximately 24 percent of US
television households. Our television stations broadcast
almost 400 separate programming streams, including nearly 150
affiliates of the CBS/NBC/ABC/FOX networks. We also own video
program production, marketing, and digital businesses including
Raycom Sports, Tupelo-Raycom, and RTM Studios, the producer of
PowerNation programs and content. For further information,
please visit www.gray.tv.
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