SIX GRAY STATIONS HONORED BY SERVICE TO AMERICA AWARDS
April 29 2019 - 4:43PM
Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray,” “we,” or “our”) (NYSE: GTN)
announced today that the National Association of Broadcasters
Leadership Foundation chose six Gray Television stations for its
coveted 2019 Service to America Awards. The winning stations
included the second consecutive Small Market Winner award for WCTV,
Gray’s CBS affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida, as well as five of
the competition’s six finalists in the Medium Market and Small
Market Categories. NABEF also selected Raycom Media, which
Gray acquired at the beginning of this year, as one of the three
finalists in the Service to Community Award, Ownership Group
category. Gray’s winning stations are as follows:
Service to Community Award for Television – Small Market
Winner - WCTV Tallahassee, Florida
Service to Community Award for Television – Medium
Market Category Finalists - WAFB-TV Baton Rouge,
Louisiana WTOC-TV Savannah, GeorgiaKWQC-TV Davenport, Iowa
Service to Community Award for Television – Small Market
Category Finalists - WECT-TV Wilmington, North
CarolinaWJHG-TV Panama City, Florida
“We are so proud of the exceptional efforts
of these six stations,” said Gray Chairman and CEO, Hilton Howell,
Jr. “They truly embrace the commitment to public service that is
ingrained in each and every member of the Gray family.”
NABEF recognized WCTV this year for its
coverage of a local couple’s relief efforts for their hometown,
Jayuya, Puerto Rico, following the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
WCTV traveled to Jayuya as relief workers distributed
supplies donated in Tallahassee and documented how residents were
struggling to get money for housing repairs. The station sprang
into action and helped raise funds, equipment and materials to help
provide new roofs. This prestigious award follows WCTV’s win
in the same category last year for its “Peanut Butter and Jelly
Jam” food drive.
“WCTV demonstrates a dedication to service
year-round and this is another excellent example of the impact they
make,” stated Chris Mossman, Senior Vice President, Local
Media.
The Service to America Awards recognize
outstanding public service by local broadcasters. NABEF will honor
this year’s winners at the Celebration of Service to America dinner
in Washington, D.C. on June 11.
About Gray:
Gray currently owns and/or operates
television stations and leading digital properties in 93 television
markets, including the number-one rated television station in 68
markets and the first or second highest rated television station in
87 markets. Gray’s television stations cover approximately 24
percent of US television households and broadcast approximately 400
separate programming streams, including nearly 150 affiliates of
the CBS/NBC/ABC/FOX networks. Gray also owns 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.
Website: www.gray.tv.
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Contact: Sandy Breland, Senior Vice President, 504-352-4019
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