Gray Media Names Eric Walters as General Manager of KNOE and KAQY in Monroe, Louisiana
Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) has appointed Eric Walters as the new General Manager of KNOE and KAQY-LD, its CBS and ABC affiliates in Monroe, Louisiana, effective September 1, 2025.
Walters brings significant experience from his current role as GM of KMVT and KSVT-LD in Twin Falls, Idaho, where he improved ratings and digital content. Previously, as News Director at WDBJ, he led the station to win consecutive Edward R Murrow awards and launched innovative programming including a Spanish language digital newscast.
Gray Media operates as the largest owner of top-rated local television stations in the US, reaching approximately 37% of US television households across 113 markets.
Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) ha nominato Eric Walters nuovo Direttore Generale di KNOE e KAQY-LD, affiliati CBS e ABC a Monroe, Louisiana, a partire dal 1° settembre 2025.
Walters porta con sé una vasta esperienza dal suo attuale ruolo di GM di KMVT e KSVT-LD a Twin Falls, Idaho, dove ha migliorato gli ascolti e i contenuti digitali. In precedenza, come Direttore delle News di WDBJ, ha guidato la stazione a vincere consecutivamente i premi Edward R Murrow e ha lanciato programmi innovativi, inclusa una edizione digitale delle notizie in spagnolo.
Gray Media è il maggior proprietario di stazioni televisive locali di successo negli Stati Uniti, raggiungendo circa il 37% delle famiglie televisive statunitensi in 113 mercati.
Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) ha nombrado a Eric Walters como nuevo Gerente General de KNOE y KAQY-LD, sus afiliadas de CBS y ABC en Monroe, Louisiana, con efecto a partir del 1 de septiembre de 2025.
Walters aporta una gran experiencia desde su actual cargo como GM de KMVT y KSVT-LD en Twin Falls, Idaho, donde mejoró las audiencias y el contenido digital. Anteriormente, como Director de Noticias en WDBJ, lideró la estación para ganar consecutivamente los premios Edward R Murrow y lanzó programación innovadora, incluyendo un noticiero digital en español.
Gray Media es el mayor propietario de estaciones de televisión locales de alto rating en EE.UU., alcanzando aproximadamente al 37% de los hogares televisivos estadounidenses en 113 mercados.
Gray Media (NYSE:GTN)는 2025년 9월 1일부로 루이지애나주 먼로에 위치한 CBS 및 ABC 계열사인 KNOE와 KAQY-LD의 새로운 총지배인으로 Eric Walters를 임명했습니다.
Walters는 현재 아이다호주 트윈폴스의 KMVT와 KSVT-LD 총지배인으로서 시청률과 디지털 콘텐츠를 향상시킨 풍부한 경험을 보유하고 있습니다. 이전에는 WDBJ 뉴스국장으로서 연속 에드워드 R 머로우 상을 수상하게 했으며, 스페인어 디지털 뉴스 프로그램 등 혁신적인 방송을 시작했습니다.
Gray Media는 미국 내 최고 시청률 지역 TV 방송국을 가장 많이 소유한 회사로, 113개 시장에서 미국 TV 가구의 약 37%에 도달하고 있습니다.
Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) a nommé Eric Walters nouveau Directeur Général de KNOE et KAQY-LD, ses affiliés CBS et ABC à Monroe, Louisiane, à compter du 1er septembre 2025.
Walters apporte une expérience significative de son poste actuel de DG de KMVT et KSVT-LD à Twin Falls, Idaho, où il a amélioré les audiences et le contenu digital. Auparavant, en tant que Directeur des Informations chez WDBJ, il a conduit la station à remporter plusieurs prix Edward R Murrow consécutifs et lancé des programmes innovants, notamment un journal numérique en espagnol.
Gray Media est le plus grand propriétaire de stations de télévision locales les mieux notées aux États-Unis, atteignant environ 37 % des foyers télévisés américains dans 113 marchés.
Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) hat Eric Walters zum neuen Geschäftsführer von KNOE und KAQY-LD, den CBS- und ABC-Sendern in Monroe, Louisiana, mit Wirkung zum 1. September 2025 ernannt.
Walters bringt umfassende Erfahrung aus seiner aktuellen Rolle als Geschäftsführer von KMVT und KSVT-LD in Twin Falls, Idaho, mit, wo er die Einschaltquoten und digitalen Inhalte verbessert hat. Zuvor führte er als Nachrichtenleiter bei WDBJ die Station zu aufeinanderfolgenden Edward R Murrow Awards und startete innovative Programme, darunter eine spanischsprachige digitale Nachrichtensendung.
Gray Media ist der größte Eigentümer von lokal erfolgreichen Fernsehsendern in den USA und erreicht etwa 37 % der US-Fernsehhaushalte in 113 Märkten.
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ATLANTA, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media has named Eric Walters as the next General Manager of KNOE and KAQY-LD, Gray’s CBS and ABC affiliates in Monroe, Louisiana, effective September 1, 2025.
Eric is currently General Manager of KMVT (CBS) and KSVT-LD (FOX) in Twin Falls, Idaho. During his tenure, he worked with station leaders to grow ratings in all newscasts and to significantly increase digital content across all platforms.
Eric previously served as the News Director of Gray’s WDBJ (CBS) and WZBJ-LD (MyNetwork) in Roanoke, Virginia. Under his leadership, WDBJ grew ratings across all platforms, won back-to-back Edward R Murrow awards, and launched several newscasts, including a weekly Spanish language digital newscast.
Before joining Gray in 2020, Eric served as the news director for CBS affiliate WBTW in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In 2019, the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas named him News Director of the Year. Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
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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