Gray Announces Two General Manager Retirements
December 13 2024 - 8:00AM
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) today announced the upcoming retirements of
two veteran broadcasters at year-end. In Columbus, Georgia, Holly
Steuart will retire as the General Manager of WTVM, the local ABC
affiliate, and in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Scott Sanders will
retire as the General Manager of WMBF, the local NBC affiliate.
Since 2013, Holly has led WTVM News Leader 9, a station named
“Station of the Year” by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters
earlier this year. She is also a Regional Vice President overseeing
several additional local television markets in Georgia, Florida and
Kansas. Under Holly’s leadership, WTVM installed state-of-the-art
technology that, combined with a tremendous staff, allows News
Leader 9 to produce 50 hours of distinct live local newscasts each
week across WTVM as well as additional stations owned by third
parties. Previously, Holly served as the General Manager of several
medium market television stations, including WHP in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, KVVU Fox 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and KFYR in
Bismarck-Minot, North Dakota.
She began her broadcasting career upon graduation from St.
Lawrence University as a production assistant at WTEN in Albany,
New York. She rose through a variety of positions in local
broadcasting before her first General Manager position. During
Holly’s news and station management career, her stations won eight
EMMY Awards for “Best Newscast” and “Overall Excellence.” She is a
member of the Columbus State University Communications Department
Advisory Board and previously served as Chair of the Georgia
Association of Broadcasters. In March 2025, Holly will be inducted
into the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Scott Sanders will retire after 45 years in the media industry.
Since 2020, when Scott became WMBF’s General Manager, the station
has been awarded several Regional Emmy Awards, a Murrow Award, and
numerous STAR Awards from the South Carolina Broadcast Association.
He has served as General Manager of the Fox affiliated stations in
both Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia, and he previously spent five
years in sales management at KTVU Fox 5 in San Francisco. He began
his media career at ad agency Bates Worldwide in New York City.
About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. 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 36 percent of US television
households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated
television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second
highest rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo
Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million
Hispanic TV Households. 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. Gray owns a majority
interest in Swirl Films. For more information, please visit
www.graymedia.com.
Gray Contact:
Sandy Breland, Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer, 404-266-8333
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