Gray Promotes Bruce Austin to General Manager of WVLT and WBXX in Knoxville, Tennessee
December 20 2023 - 12:10PM
Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) today announced its
appointment of Bruce Austin as the next General Manager of WVLT and
WBXX, the local CBS and CW affiliates, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
For the past five years, Bruce Austin has served as the General
Manager at WALB-TV (NBC), WGCW (CW) and WTSG (Telemundo) in Albany,
Georgia. Previously, he served as the stations’ General Sales
Manager for ten years. A native of Southwest Georgia, Bruce grew up
watching WALB-TV, which Gray put on the air in 1954. Under his
leadership, the operation expanded its local service and added
additional local programming. In 2020, the Georgia Association of
Broadcasters recognized WALB as its Station of the Year.
Bruce serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Georgia Association of Broadcasters and the Albany/Dougherty Co.
Military Affairs Committee. He also serves as the Chair of the
Board of Directors for Horizons Cancer Coalition. He begins his new
position on January 2, 2024.
About Gray:
Gray Television, Inc. is a multimedia company headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia. Gray is the nation’s largest owner of top-rated
local television stations and digital assets in the United States.
Its television stations serve 113 television markets that
collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television
households. This portfolio includes 80 markets with the
top-rated television station and 102 markets with the first and/or
second highest rated television station. It also owns video
program companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and
PowerNation Studios, as well as the studio production facilities
Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. Gray owns a majority
interest in Swirl Films. For more information, please visit
www.gray.tv.
Gray Contact
Kevin P. Latek, Executive Vice President, Chief
Legal and Development Officer, 404-266-8333
Sandy
Breland,
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, 504-352-4019
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