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Gray Media Names Stephanie Plant as General Manager of WTAP in Parkersburg, West Virginia

1. Stephanie Plant appointed General Manager of WTAP, effective July 2, 2025. 2. She has nearly 20 years of sales experience and community service. 3. Gray Media owns 113 local TV markets, reaching 37% of U.S. households. 4. The company includes top-rated stations in various markets and digital assets. 5. Gray Media continues to expand its presence in local media and digital sectors.

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The appointment indicates stability and growth potential for GTN. Historical examples show that leadership changes in successful media companies often lead to increased local market performance.

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Leadership changes in media are crucial, relating directly to GTN's operational success. The community management focus indicates potential local revenue growth.

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Immediate leadership changes can influence local advertising strategies quickly, impacting revenue. For example, successful new managers have historically driven quick increases in ad sales.

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July 01, 2025 07:00 ET  | Source: Gray Media ATLANTA, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media has named Stephanie Plant as the next General Manager of WTAP, the NBC affiliate in Parkersburg, West Virginia. She will also oversee 2 local low-power stations: FOX affiliate WOVA-LD and CBS affiliate WIYE-LD. She succeeds Ken Long, who is retiring after 44 years in the media industry. Stephanie assumes her new role effective July 2, 2025. Stephanie is a Parkersburg native and has nearly 20 years of sales experience in the market.   She joined WTAP as an Account Manager in 2016 and served for the last 8 years as Local Sales Manager. Previously, she was a Sales Manager for a Parkersburg radio group. Stephanie is committed to community service, currently serving on the Board of Directors for Camden Clark Memorial Hospital Foundation, as Race Director for Thriving Beyond Breast Cancer, and she previously served on the board for the Boys and Girls Club. About Gray Media: Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 37 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 78 markets with the top-rated television station and 99 markets with the first and/or second highest rated television station during 2024, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 44 markets.  The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services.  Gray’s additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. For more information, please visit www.graymedia.com. Gray Contact: Sandy Breland, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, 404-266-8333 #        #        #

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