Gray Names Curtis Miles GM Of Kansas City Duopoly

He moves from WAOW Wausau, Wis., to oversee KCTV and KSMO in Kansas City.

By Mark K. Miller | December 1, 2022 | 2:03 p.m. ET.

Gray Television today named Curtis Miles general manager of KCTV (CBS) and KSMO (MNT) Kansas City, effective Jan. 3, 2023.

He has an extensive background in news, marketing, research and sales. For the past five years, he led WAOW Wausau, Wis., as its general manager, during which time the television station increased its ratings and revenues. In 2022, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association named WAOW its News Operation of the Year.

Prior to WAOW, Miles spent 13 years with the Disney ABC O&O group where he helped increase ratings and market share at WLS Chicago and at WTVD Raleigh, N.C.

In Chicago, as vice president of creative services and local programming, he helped WLS relaunch Eyewitness News, led the morning talk show that replaced Oprah, and made WLS the “Home of the Chicago Cubs” by broadcasting 28 Cubs games annually.

His background in news and news research includes a stint at Frank N. Magid Associates.

Miles holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa.

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