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Brian Daugherty Promoted to General Manager of WCSC in Charleston, South Carolina

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

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ATLANTA, Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) announced Brian Daugherty today becomes the General Manager of Gray’s WCSC, the local CBS affiliate in Charleston, South Carolina.

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ATLANTA, Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) announced Brian Daugherty today becomes the General Manager of Gray’s WCSC, the local CBS affiliate in Charleston, South Carolina.
Brian began his career in media over 20 years ago in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in print and digital advertising sales.
In 2019, WAFB promoted him to Local Sales Manager.
In 2022, Brian moved to Charleston to become WCSC’s General Sales Manager.

VIZIO Launches New Local Channel Category in WatchFree+ Streaming Service — Adding 20 Channels

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) announced today a new local channel category is now available in its popular free streaming service, WatchFree+, improving search and discovery for consumers looking for the latest in regional news, weather, sports and more.

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VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) announced today a new local channel category is now available in its popular free streaming service, WatchFree+, improving search and discovery for consumers looking for the latest in regional news, weather, sports and more.
With 20 local market news channels from FOX and Gray Television, VIZIO smart TV owners can now tune into local news coverage across top designated market areas (DMAs) including Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, and Washington DC.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230719118440/en/
VIZIO Launches New Local Channel Category in WatchFree+ Streaming Service — Adding 20 Channels (Photo: Business Wire)
The WatchFree+ programming guide provides a complete list of free channels available in the new local channel category, including:
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“We are thrilled to partner with VIZIO in launching these local channels on WatchFree+,” said Pat LaPlatney, President & Co-CEO of Gray Television.

GRAY SETS DATE FOR SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

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Monday, July 3, 2023

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ATLANTA, July 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- July 3, 2023 .

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ATLANTA, July 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- July 3, 2023 .
Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) today announced that it will release its earnings results for the quarter ended, June 30, 2023 on Friday, August 4, 2023.
Gray Television, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, on Friday, August 4, 2023.
The taped replay of the conference call will be available at 1-888-556-3470 Passcode: 898476# until September 4, 2023.

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Local Television Stations in South Bend, Indiana

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

The leading television stations serving the South Bend-Elkhart television market today began broadcasting with NextGen TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology.

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The leading television stations serving the South Bend-Elkhart television market today began broadcasting with NextGen TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology.
NextGen TV adds a new dimension to TV viewing, with vibrant video and new Voice+ dialogue enhancement that brings voices to the foreground.
Features available on NextGen TV will vary by device and station as broadcasters roll out service across the country.
Today’s launch in South Bend follows a decade of development and months of planning and preparation by the local stations.

Gray Renews CBS Network Affiliations Covering All 54 Existing Markets

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

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ATLANTA, June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) has entered into a new agreement with Paramount Global that renews all of Gray’s existing CBS network affiliations, encompassing seven markets acquired from Meredith Corporation and 47 legacy markets.

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ATLANTA, June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) has entered into a new agreement with Paramount Global that renews all of Gray’s existing CBS network affiliations, encompassing seven markets acquired from Meredith Corporation and 47 legacy markets.
In 2022, according to Comscore, Gray’s CBS affiliated stations had the highest all-day ratings among all local stations in 29 markets and the first or second highest all-day ratings in 45 markets, comprising 83 percent of Gray’s CBS portfolio.
Nearly all of Gray’s CBS affiliates have been broadcasting CBS network programming from their very first days on the air.
In fact, Gray is now recruiting to fill an additional 74 open positions in those seven CBS markets.

RTNDA Awards 78 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards to 31 Gray Television Stations

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

ATLANTA, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) announced today that the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awarded a combined 78 regional Edward R. Murrow awards for excellence in journalism to 31 of Gray’s local stations, led by 10 separate awards to Hawaii News Now in Honolulu, Hawaii, and seven separate awards to WVUE in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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ATLANTA, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) announced today that the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awarded a combined 78 regional Edward R. Murrow awards for excellence in journalism to 31 of Gray’s local stations, led by 10 separate awards to Hawaii News Now in Honolulu, Hawaii, and seven separate awards to WVUE in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Four awards for Investigative Reporting to Hawaii News Now in Honolulu; KTUU in Anchorage; WRDW in Augusta; and WVUE in New Orleans.
Four awards for Breaking News Coverage to Arizona’s Family in Phoenix, Arizona; Hawaii News Now in Honolulu; WKYT in Lexington; and WMTV in Madison, Wisconsin.
We are no doubt continuing to build a winning culture.”
RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971.

Matt Moran Promoted to Senior Managing Vice President at Gray Television

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

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ATLANTA, May 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) today announced the promotion of Matt Moran to Senior Managing Vice President, through which he will oversee a group of Gray’s television markets in the Midwest, effective immediately.

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ATLANTA, May 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) today announced the promotion of Matt Moran to Senior Managing Vice President, through which he will oversee a group of Gray’s television markets in the Midwest, effective immediately.
Matt has served as the General Manager of WOIO (CBS), WUAB (CW) and WTCL (Telemundo) in Cleveland, Ohio, since December 2021 and as a Regional Vice President overseeing Gray’s television stations in Binghamton and Watertown, New York, since August 2022.
Previously, Matt served as the General Manager of WSAZ-TV (NBC) and WQCW (CW) in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia, which he originally joined as General Sales Manager in 2013.
Matt is a graduate of Ball State University and received an MBA from the University of Utah.

Sandy Breland Named Gray’s Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, May 22, 2023

ATLANTA, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) promoted Sandy Breland from Senior Managing Vice President to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective today.

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ATLANTA, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) promoted Sandy Breland from Senior Managing Vice President to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective today.
Sandy succeeded Bob Smith, who recently retired after a long career with Gray in various capacities.
“Sandy has vast talents and experience in leading local news-focused operations that have earned her enormous respect within Gray and throughout our industry,” explained Gray’s Executive Chairman Hilton H. Howell.
Sandy has over 30 years of experience in local broadcasting and has received some of the industry's highest honors.

Matrix Solutions Announces the 6th Annual Media Ad Sales Summit

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Matrix, the developers of the only global ad sales platform built for media, announces the dates and location for the 6th annual Media Ad Sales Summit. The event, produced by Matrix, will be returning this November 8-10, 2023, at the beachfront Conrad Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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Returning to the Conrad Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, November 8-10, 2023
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Matrix , the developers of the only global ad sales platform built for media, announces the dates and location for the 6th annual Media Ad Sales Summit .
High level topics to be discussed will include:
A highly anticipated session will be led by members of the Media Ad Sales Council (MASC), an advocacy group founded by Matrix.
"The Media Ad Sales Summit is a niche event that has compounded in growth through the years, playing a significant role in bringing the industry together to discuss and advance the often-underserved areas of the advertising ecosystem, ad-sales and ad-tech," shared Mark Gorman, CEO, Matrix Solutions.
The Media Ad Sales Summit registration is now open.

GRAY TELEVISION ANNOUNCES TRANSFORMATIVE BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH PHOENIX SUNS AND PHOENIX MERCURY

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Friday, April 28, 2023

PHOENIX, April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN), in partnership with the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, announced a transformative media rights deal to bring every locally broadcast game to viewers for free in a statewide distribution model utilizing Gray’s Phoenix television stations KTVK (Arizona’s Family 3TV) and the newly launched KPHE (Arizona’s Family Sports & Entertainment Network). Upon the expansion of KPHE into the Tucson and Yuma markets in the next several weeks, the new media rights deal will make the Suns and Mercury games available to nearly 2.8 million households across all three of Arizona’s three media markets, tripling the teams’ reach to fans who have been unable to access the games through its previous distribution arrangement with a non-broadcast regional sports network.

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PHOENIX, April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN), in partnership with the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, announced a transformative media rights deal to bring every locally broadcast game to viewers for free in a statewide distribution model utilizing Gray’s Phoenix television stations KTVK (Arizona’s Family 3TV) and the newly launched KPHE (Arizona’s Family Sports & Entertainment Network).
We are confident this model will increase fan loyalty and engagement.”
All Suns and Mercury non-national exclusive games will be broadcast between the two stations.
“We’re thrilled this partnership will connect our loyal family of viewers with the Phoenix Suns and Mercury,” said Pat LaPlatney, President & Co-CEO of Gray Television.
“We are excited to be partnering with the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, and Gray Television on this groundbreaking new direct-to-fan distribution model,” said Glenn Booth, CEO of Kiswe.