Gray Media announced today the appointment of William Varnier as the new General Manager of WDBJ7, the CBS affiliate serving Roanoke Virginia, effective October 5, 2026. William is a Virginia native raised in Central Virginia, returning to the Commonwealth after more than three decades in local television. For the past nearly three years, he has served as the Creative Services Director for Gray’s KCTV5, the CBS affiliate in Kansas City, Missouri. During his tenure, KCTV5 earned Station of the Year honors from both the Kansas Association of Broadcasters and the Missouri Broadcasters Association for three consecutive years.
About us
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.
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http://graymedia.com
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- Industry
- Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 1897
- Specialties
- Broadcast Television, Original Programing, Digital Media, News Operations, Local News Production, Journalism, and Content Creation
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💵 Check out the latest opening at Gray Media in Nashville, TN. https://bit.ly/4qLuarR #SportsJobs #BroadcastJournalism
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We’re proud to celebrate a historic new partnership between Hawaii News Now and the University of Hawai‘i Athletics Department, bringing UH Athletics back to K5 and making games more accessible to fans across the islands. From football and basketball to volleyball, baseball, softball and women’s soccer, Hawaii News Now is creating a new home for UH sports, and a new opportunity to tell the stories of the student-athletes, coaches and people who make Hawaii’s team so special. For Gray Media, this is about more than broadcasting games. It’s about investing in local sports, celebrating our communities and giving fans greater access to the teams they love. We’re excited to bring UH Athletics back home! #GrayProud
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🏔️ Ready for your next big career adventure? KTVF is hiring a Media Executive in Fairbanks, AK! If you are a driven sales and marketing professional who loves building client relationships and driving business growth in a unique, vibrant community, we want to hear from you. 📩 DM me or apply here: https://bit.ly/4wOz8oX #FairbanksJobs #MediaJobs #SalesExecutive #KTVF #Hiring
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📺 Are you a creative thinker who can produce a visually-exciting and informative newscast every day? Gray Media has a great opening in Phoenix, AZ. Join our team! https://bit.ly/4qEec2I #TVJobs #JobAlert
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Is your goal to change the world? That’s what our journalists do every day! 📣 We work within communities to give a voice to the voiceless and hold the powerful accountable. Join our team now! https://bit.ly/45JeZpx #GrayTelevision #Hiring
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🏔️ Ready for your next big career adventure? KTVF is hiring a Media Executive in Fairbanks, AK! If you are a driven sales and marketing professional who loves building client relationships and driving business growth in a unique, vibrant community, we want to hear from you. 📩 DM me or apply here: https://bit.ly/46iApKb #FairbanksJobs #MediaJobs #SalesExecutive #KTVF #Hiring
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Atlanta Braves fans will be able to watch two Atlanta Braves games in Spanish across 18 Telemundo Affiliate Stations across the Southeast: Tuesday 8/25 vs Los Angeles Dodgers (7:15 p.m.) Tuesday 9/8 vs Tampa Bay Rays (7:15 p.m.) A locally produced pre-game featuring analysis, statistics, roster highlights and more will air from 7:00pm to 7:15pm prior to both games featuring play-by-play host Alejandro Villegas, and sports commentator Juan Jordan. These games will air on the following Gray Media stations that comprise Telemundo Georgia, Telemundo Alabama, Telemundo Tennessee and Telemundo South Carolina: Atlanta (WKTB) Savannah (WPHJ) Augusta (WGAT) Columbus (WCTA) Macon (WTMH) Albany (WTSG) Birmingham (WTBM) Huntsville (WTHV) Mobile (WMBP) Montgomery (WBXM) Dothan (WRGX) Nashville (WTNX) Memphis (WTME) Knoxville (WBXX) Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville (WDKT) Myrtle Beach-Florence (WXIV) Charleston (WZCH) Columbia (WTES)
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At Gray Media, we believe great journalism grows stronger when we learn from one another. Our team recently came together at National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 2026 for an inspiring week of networking, learning, and sharing ideas with journalists from across the industry. This type of experience reinforced the importance of investing in our people. We’re proud to support journalists who are committed to growing, innovating, and telling stories that matter in communities across the country. #GrayProud
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📌 New Job Posted: GRAY MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM FALL '26 - WBAY 📍 On site in Green Bay, WI https://bit.ly/4wEPVL6 #BreakingNews #News
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