Gray Media Announces Two General Manager Moves
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) has announced key leadership changes in its Nebraska markets. Shannon Booth has been appointed as General Manager of WOWT (NBC) in Omaha, succeeding Jim McKernan, who is retiring after 44 years in broadcasting. Jacque Harms will take over Booth's previous role, managing KOLN (CBS), KSNB (NBC) in Lincoln, and KNOP (NBC) and KNPL (CBS) in North Platte.
Booth brings extensive experience from her eight-year tenure managing multiple market-leading television, digital, and streaming products in Nebraska, along with 18 years at KCRG in Cedar Rapids. Harms, returning to Nebraska with over 35 years of media experience, previously led WTOK to win Mississippi Association of Broadcasters Small Market Station of the Year in 2024.
Gray Media operates the nation's largest network of top-rated local television stations, reaching approximately 37% of US television households across 113 markets.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) ha annunciato importanti cambiamenti nella leadership dei suoi mercati in Nebraska. Shannon Booth è stata nominata Direttore Generale di WOWT (NBC) a Omaha, succedendo a Jim McKernan, che va in pensione dopo 44 anni nel settore radiotelevisivo. Jacque Harms assumerà il ruolo precedentemente ricoperto da Booth, gestendo KOLN (CBS), KSNB (NBC) a Lincoln, e KNOP (NBC) e KNPL (CBS) a North Platte.
Booth porta con sé una vasta esperienza maturata durante otto anni alla guida di diversi prodotti televisivi, digitali e in streaming leader di mercato in Nebraska, oltre a 18 anni di attività presso KCRG a Cedar Rapids. Harms, che torna in Nebraska con oltre 35 anni di esperienza nel settore media, ha precedentemente guidato WTOK al riconoscimento come Small Market Station of the Year 2024 dalla Mississippi Association of Broadcasters.
Gray Media gestisce la più grande rete nazionale di stazioni televisive locali di alta qualità, raggiungendo circa il 37% delle famiglie televisive statunitensi in 113 mercati.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) ha anunciado cambios clave en el liderazgo de sus mercados en Nebraska. Shannon Booth ha sido nombrada Gerente General de WOWT (NBC) en Omaha, reemplazando a Jim McKernan, quien se retira tras 44 años en la radiodifusión. Jacque Harms asumirá el puesto anterior de Booth, gestionando KOLN (CBS), KSNB (NBC) en Lincoln, y KNOP (NBC) y KNPL (CBS) en North Platte.
Booth aporta una amplia experiencia tras ocho años dirigiendo múltiples productos televisivos, digitales y de streaming líderes en Nebraska, junto con 18 años en KCRG en Cedar Rapids. Harms, que regresa a Nebraska con más de 35 años en medios, lideró anteriormente WTOK para ganar la estación de mercado pequeño del año 2024 de la Mississippi Association of Broadcasters.
Gray Media opera la red más grande del país de estaciones locales de televisión de alto rating, alcanzando aproximadamente al 37% de los hogares televisivos de EE.UU. en 113 mercados.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN)가 네브래스카 시장에서 주요 리더십 변화를 발표했습니다. 샤넌 부스가 오마하의 WOWT (NBC) 총괄 매니저로 임명되었으며, 44년간 방송계에 몸담았던 짐 맥커넌의 뒤를 잇게 되었습니다. 잭 하름스는 부스가 이전에 맡았던 역할을 이어받아 링컨의 KOLN (CBS), KSNB (NBC), 그리고 노스 플랫의 KNOP (NBC)와 KNPL (CBS)를 관리하게 됩니다.
부스는 네브래스카에서 시장을 선도하는 여러 텔레비전, 디지털, 스트리밍 제품을 8년간 관리한 폭넓은 경험과 시더래피즈의 KCRG에서 18년간 쌓은 경력을 보유하고 있습니다. 35년 이상의 미디어 경력을 가진 하름스는 이전에 WTOK를 이끌며 2024년 미시시피 방송인 협회에서 소규모 시장 최우수 방송국 상을 수상한 바 있습니다.
Gray Media는 미국 내 최대 규모의 고평가된 지역 텔레비전 방송국 네트워크를 운영하며, 113개 시장에서 미국 가구의 약 37%에 도달하고 있습니다.
Gray Media (NYSE : GTN) a annoncé des changements clés dans la direction de ses marchés du Nebraska. Shannon Booth a été nommée directrice générale de WOWT (NBC) à Omaha, succédant à Jim McKernan, qui prend sa retraite après 44 ans dans la radiodiffusion. Jacque Harms reprendra le poste précédemment occupé par Booth, en supervisant KOLN (CBS), KSNB (NBC) à Lincoln, ainsi que KNOP (NBC) et KNPL (CBS) à North Platte.
Booth apporte une vaste expérience acquise lors de ses huit années à gérer plusieurs produits télévisuels, numériques et en streaming leaders sur le marché du Nebraska, ainsi que 18 ans passés chez KCRG à Cedar Rapids. Harms, de retour au Nebraska avec plus de 35 ans d'expérience dans les médias, a précédemment dirigé WTOK, qui a remporté le prix de la Small Market Station of the Year 2024 décerné par la Mississippi Association of Broadcasters.
Gray Media exploite le plus grand réseau national de stations de télévision locales très bien notées, atteignant environ 37 % des foyers américains équipés d’une télévision dans 113 marchés.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) hat wesentliche Führungsänderungen in seinen Märkten in Nebraska bekannt gegeben. Shannon Booth wurde zur General Managerin von WOWT (NBC) in Omaha ernannt und folgt damit auf Jim McKernan, der nach 44 Jahren im Rundfunk in den Ruhestand geht. Jacque Harms übernimmt Booths bisherige Position und leitet KOLN (CBS), KSNB (NBC) in Lincoln sowie KNOP (NBC) und KNPL (CBS) in North Platte.
Booth bringt umfangreiche Erfahrung mit, die sie in acht Jahren Leitung mehrerer marktführender Fernseh-, Digital- und Streaming-Produkte in Nebraska sowie 18 Jahren bei KCRG in Cedar Rapids gesammelt hat. Harms kehrt mit über 35 Jahren Medienerfahrung nach Nebraska zurück und führte zuvor WTOK zum Gewinn der Auszeichnung „Small Market Station of the Year 2024“ der Mississippi Association of Broadcasters.
Gray Media betreibt das landesweit größte Netzwerk von hoch bewerteten lokalen Fernsehsendern und erreicht rund 37 % der US-Fernsehhaushalte in 113 Märkten.
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ATLANTA, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media announced today the moves of two current General Managers to new markets. Gray has named Shannon Booth as the next General Manager of WOWT (NBC) in Omaha, Nebraska. She will succeed Jim McKernan, who is retiring on June 2 after a 44-year career in broadcasting. Jacque Harms will succeed Shannon as General Manager of Gray’s KOLN (CBS) and KSNB (NBC) in Lincoln, Nebraska, and KNOP (NBC) and KNPL (CBS) in North Platte, Nebraska.
For the past eight years, Shannon has overseen several market-leading television, digital and streaming products serving Lincoln, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, North Platte and many communities in between. Previously, Shannon spent 18 years at KCRG in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she held several management positions in news, digital, marketing and creative. Shannon also spent time at WOI in Ames, Iowa; KTIV in Sioux City, Iowa; WHO in Des Moines, Iowa; and KWWL in Waterloo, Iowa. Shannon currently serves as president of the board for the Heartland Cancer Foundation and is past board chair of the Nebraska Broadcasters Association.
Shannon’s successor, Jacque Harms, returns home to Nebraska, where she began and spent most of her more than 35-year career in the media business. She first joined the KNOP staff in North Platte on a part-time basis in 1994. Over the next several years, she served as an anchor, reporter, photographer, producer and news director. Five years ago, she became the General Manager of WTOK (ABC) in Meridian, Mississippi, and, in 2025, she relocated to Colorado Springs to become the General Manager of KKTV (CBS). Under her leadership, WTOK was the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters Small Market Station of the Year in 2024 and a National Association of Broadcasters Service to America Finalist in 2021.
Jacque has served on the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters Board of Directors as well as on the planning committees that launched Mississippi’s inaugural MAB Student Conference and Women in Broadcasting awards program and luncheon. She is an award-winning journalist with honors from the Associated Press, Nebraska Broadcasters Association, and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association.
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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