Local broadcast operator with 113 TV markets and digital advertising portfolio
Gray Media operates the nation's largest local broadcast footprint—113 TV markets reaching 36% of US households—alongside digital media, video production studios, and a growing digital advertising business. The hiring mix reveals a sales and media-heavy operation (450 combined roles) with engineering and ops support underneath; active pain points cluster around digital revenue expansion and advertiser acquisition, signaling a strategic pivot from traditional broadcast toward monetizing digital ad inventory and audience data.
Notable leadership hires: Photographer Director, Newscast Director, Technical Director, assistant news director, Assistant News Director
Gray Media is a publicly traded broadcast and digital media company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The portfolio includes 77 markets with top-rated local TV stations, a 43-market Telemundo affiliate network serving 1.5M Hispanic households, and owned-and-operated video production properties (Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, PowerNation Studios, Assembly Atlanta, Third Rail Studios). Beyond traditional broadcast, the company operates Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency, and holds a majority stake in Swirl Films. Primary revenue drivers are local broadcast advertising, national digital marketing services, and emerging digital ad sales channels.
Gray operates 113 television markets collectively reaching approximately 36% of US TV households, including 77 markets with the top-rated station and 43 Telemundo markets serving 1.5M Hispanic households.
Gray's production stack includes Edius, Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator), Avid, vMix, and VizRT for broadcast graphics and newscast operations.
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