Louisiana Association of Business and Industry

Gray Promotes Ronna Corrente and Mikel Schaefer to Lead Its Louisville and New Orleans Television Stations

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Ronna Corrente started her career in television at the Fox affiliate WDKY-TV in her home state of Kentucky in 1995.

Key Points: 
  • Ronna Corrente started her career in television at the Fox affiliate WDKY-TV in her home state of Kentucky in 1995.
  • Mikel Schaefer started his career in broadcast journalism while still in college in 1984 at the CBS affiliate in New Orleans.
  • Gray Television, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is the largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets in the United States.
  • Upon its anticipated acquisition of the television stations of Meredith Corporation, Gray will become the nations second largest television broadcaster, with television stations serving 113 markets that reach approximately 36 percent of US television households.