{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"147549","rtpr_id":"nGNXbrqnhB-20260918","ticker":"GTN","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["GTN"],"title":"Gray Media Promotes Tim Maloney to General Manager and Director of Sales at WBKO in Bowling Green, Kentucky","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-18T14:00:00.103Z","article_body":"ATLANTA, Sept. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media announced today the\npromotion of Tim Maloney to General Manager and Director of Sales of WBKO, the\nABC, FOX, and CW affiliates serving Bowling Green and the surrounding South\nCentral Kentucky region. The promotion takes effect September 21, 2026.\n\nTim has 20 years of experience in key sales and leadership roles at WBKO. He\nbegan his tenure at the station as an Account Executive and most recently\nserved as Multi-Media Sales Manager, directing station revenue strategies and\nservicing local and regional business accounts. Prior to joining WBKO, Tim\nfounded and operated a multi-location retail business.\n\n\nTim maintains an active presence in local civic affairs. He currently serves\non the board of directors for Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky,\nwhere he previously served as Board Chairman, and holds an associate\nmembership with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he\nhelps spearhead station events, fundraisers, and community initiatives that\nsupport active partnerships with more than 30 nonprofit organizations across\nthe region.\n\nTim attended Xavier University and studied fine arts at the Rochester\nInstitute of Technology.\n\nAbout Gray Media:\n\nGray Media, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta,\nGeorgia. We are the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television\nstations and digital assets. We serve 117 full-power television markets that\ncollectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The\nportfolio includes 78 markets with the top-rated television station and 101\nmarkets with the first and/or second highest rated television station in\naverage all-day ratings across the 116 of such markets that were measured by\nNielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46\nmarkets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering\nnational and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced\ndigital products and services. Our additional media properties include video\nproduction companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation\nStudios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail\nStudios.\n\nGray Contact:\n\nSandy Breland, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, 404-266-8333\n\n#         #        #\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/298ceae7-a05c-4b57-9e6d-270ae17152a1)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXbrqnhB-20260918","title":"Gray Media Promotes Tim Maloney to General Manager and Director of Sales at WBKO in Bowling Green, Kentucky","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"GTN","created":"2026-09-18T14:00:00.103Z","tickers":["GTN"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"ATLANTA, Sept. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media announced today the\npromotion of Tim Maloney to General Manager and Director of Sales of WBKO, the\nABC, FOX, and CW affiliates serving Bowling Green and the surrounding South\nCentral Kentucky region. The promotion takes effect September 21, 2026.\n\nTim has 20 years of experience in key sales and leadership roles at WBKO. He\nbegan his tenure at the station as an Account Executive and most recently\nserved as Multi-Media Sales Manager, directing station revenue strategies and\nservicing local and regional business accounts. Prior to joining WBKO, Tim\nfounded and operated a multi-location retail business.\n\n\nTim maintains an active presence in local civic affairs. He currently serves\non the board of directors for Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky,\nwhere he previously served as Board Chairman, and holds an associate\nmembership with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he\nhelps spearhead station events, fundraisers, and community initiatives that\nsupport active partnerships with more than 30 nonprofit organizations across\nthe region.\n\nTim attended Xavier University and studied fine arts at the Rochester\nInstitute of Technology.\n\nAbout Gray Media:\n\nGray Media, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta,\nGeorgia. We are the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television\nstations and digital assets. We serve 117 full-power television markets that\ncollectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The\nportfolio includes 78 markets with the top-rated television station and 101\nmarkets with the first and/or second highest rated television station in\naverage all-day ratings across the 116 of such markets that were measured by\nNielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46\nmarkets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering\nnational and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced\ndigital products and services. Our additional media properties include video\nproduction companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation\nStudios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail\nStudios.\n\nGray Contact:\n\nSandy Breland, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, 404-266-8333\n\n#         #        #\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/298ceae7-a05c-4b57-9e6d-270ae17152a1)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-18T14:00:00.138871699Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789740000138},"received_at":"2026-09-18T14:00:00.193Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"136353","press_release_id":"147549","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Broadcasting","sector":"Communication Services"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"Gray Media promoted Tim Maloney to General Manager and Director of Sales of WBKO, the ABC, FOX, and CW affiliate serving Bowling Green and South Central Kentucky, effective September 21, 2026.\n\nMaloney has 20 years of sales and leadership experience at WBKO, most recently as Multi-Media Sales Manager directing station revenue strategies and servicing local and regional business accounts.\n\nThis is a routine station-level personnel move with no disclosed financial impact; Gray operates 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine station-level promotion at a single affiliate — low-priority personnel news with no financial implications for GTN."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"us_tv_household_reach":"approximately 37%","station_markets_served":117,"promotion_effective_date":"September 21, 2026"}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Tim Maloney","role":"Promoted to General Manager and Director of Sales, WBKO"},{"name":"Sandy Breland","role":"Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Gray Media"}],"products":["Gray Digital Media","Raycom Sports","Tupelo Media Group","PowerNation Studios","Assembly Atlanta","Third Rail Studios"],"companies":[{"name":"Gray Media, Inc.","ticker":"GTN","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"WBKO","relationship":"subsidiary station"},{"name":"Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky","relationship":"board membership of promoted executive"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine station-level management promotion at a single affiliate (WBKO Bowling Green). 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