Josh Young to Join Gray as the New General Manager of KWTX/KBTX (CBS) in Waco-Byan-College Station, Texas December 11, 2018 Atlanta, Dec. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) announced today its appointment of Josh Young as the General Manager of CBS affiliates KWTX in Waco and KBTX in Bryan-College, Texas. Josh Young Gray selected Josh from among a panel of highly qualified internal and external candidates. Currently, he serves as the General Manager of KWES-TV/KTXC-FM, Raycom Media’s NBC affiliate in Midland/Odessa, Texas. Prior to joining KWES-TV/KTXC-FM in 2016, Josh spent sixteen years years at KCBD-TV (NBC) in Lubbock, Texas, including eleven as the station’s Director of Marketing. Originally from Abilene, Texas, Josh attended Texas Tech University. He and his wife have one son. He will begin his role as General Manager of KWTX/KBTX in January. About Gray: Gray owns and/or operates television stations in 57 television markets broadcasting over 200 separate programming streams, including over 100 affiliates of the CBS/NBC/ABC/FOX networks. Based on the consolidated results of the four Nielsen “sweeps” periods in 2017, our stations achieved the number-one or number-two ranking in both overall audience and news audience in all 57 of our 57 markets. We have entered into an agreement to combine with Raycom Media, Inc. in a transformational transaction. Following the consummation of the acquisition, the combined company will own leading television stations and digital platforms serving 92 markets. The combined company will also include 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. # # # Attachment Josh Young Gray Contact: Kevin P. Latek, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Development Officer, 404-266-8333 Gray Television, Inc..
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