Gray Growth Results In Management Changes

CEO Hilton Howell: “It is now time for Gray to improve its management structure to better reflect the company that we have become and better enable our stations and businesses to serve their viewers and customers. We are thrilled to promote several excellent individuals who have made significant and effective contributions to our success and who will be critical to the continued growth of Gray Television for the long-term.”

Gray Television today announced a number of internal promotions that will be effective on May 1.

Gray said that in recent years, it has grown into a national broadcaster with a much larger scale, depth, and diversity. Executive Chairman and CEO Hilton Howell said: “It is now time for Gray to improve its management structure to better reflect the company that we have become and better enable our stations and businesses to serve their viewers and customers. We are thrilled to promote several excellent individuals who have made significant and effective contributions to our success and who will be critical to the continued growth of Gray Television for the long-term.”

Gray promotes the following professionals to senior vice president:

Karen Youger Senior Vice President, Sales Operations

Jay Cowart Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

Sabra Cowart Senior Vice President, Financial Reporting

BRAND CONNECTIONS

Vance Luke Senior Vice President, Controller

Rob Folliard Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Distribution

Jan Goldstein Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Ellenann Yelverton Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

In addition, Gray names the following individuals vice president:

OPERATIONS

Ryan Burlison Vice President, Sales Training and Development

Glen Hale Vice President, Digital Content & Audience Development

Brandon Omohundro Vice President, Digital Operations

Erin Overstreet Vice President, Digital Sales

Garrett Pope Vice President, Traffic and Sales Systems

ADMINISTRATION

John Alexander Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

Robin Collins Vice President, Tax

Brittany Cook Vice President, Internal Reporting

Andre Holmes Vice President, Financial Analysis

James Jefferies Vice President, IT Operations

Brian Morris Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Angela Moyle Vice President, Shared Services

Mike Zima Vice President, External Reporting

Finally, Gray recognizes the following professionals as corporate officers:

Claire Ferguson Assistant Secretary, Assistant General Counsel

Maurice Gibson Assistant Vice President, Employee Relations

Keith Hildibrand Assistant Vice President, Benefits

Doris Jones Assistant Vice President, Shared Services

Will Joslin Assistant Secretary, Assistant General Counsel

Lindzy McQueen Assistant Secretary, Assistant General Counsel

President and Co-CEO Pat LaPlatney said: “Gray Television strives to develop and cultivate the best talent. We believe that the current public health emergency is no reason to delay recognizing key talent or to delay improving our internal management structure. Yet we also recognize that today’s promotions acknowledge the skills, experience, and achievements of just a portion of the dedicated professionals in our corporate and shared services groups who work hard every day to support our portfolio of leading local television stations, production companies, and digital platforms.”


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