Local News Live and Gray Stations to Stream Continuous Live Eclipse Coverage
04 April 2024 - 3:28AM
Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) announced today that
Local News Live, a streaming news network that provides live news
coverage from Gray’s 114 television markets and Washington DC
Bureau, and Gray stations will stream continuous live coverage of
the total solar eclipse on April 8th. The programming
will be available as a live stream on more than 500 Gray Television
station websites, connected TV apps, and mobile apps. Gray stations
in the path of totality will also provide complete local coverage
to their communities on every screen.
Local News Live anchors Debra Alfarone and Rasheeda Kabba will
anchor wall-to-wall coverage from Gray’s Washington DC
Bureau. Gray’s dedicated reporting teams will deploy to
more than 20 markets along the path of totality from Texas to
Maine. KGNS, Gray’s Laredo, Texas affiliate, will lead off coverage
starting at 1:30 p.m. ET in Eagle Pass, Texas, the first spot in
the United States to experience the full effect of the solar
eclipse. Gray journalists will continue to hand off
coverage from one market to the next, giving viewers a seamless
experience until the conclusion of the event at WAGM in Presque
Isle, Maine at 4:00 p.m. ET.
“Gray stations are uniquely positioned within the path of
totality to offer the most comprehensive coverage on every
platform,” Gray’s Chief Operating Officer Sandy Breland
said. “Our extensive reach and exceptional reporting
teams will provide viewers with an unmatched experience of one of
the year’s biggest events.”
“Local News Live is built to give local perspectives on national
stories 24/7. A nationwide event like the eclipse is
the ideal opportunity to showcase our partnership with Gray’s local
newsrooms for multifaceted coverage no other news operation can
beat,” said General Manager of Gray’s Washington Operations Lisa
Allen.
In addition to the live coverage, Local News Live produced a
half-hour special The Great American Eclipse airing on all Gray
affiliates to preview the momentous event.
About Gray:
Gray Television, Inc. is a multimedia company headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia. Gray is the nation’s largest owner of top-rated
local television stations and digital assets. Its television
stations serve 114 television markets that collectively reach
approximately 36 percent of US television households.
This portfolio includes 79 markets with the top-rated television
station and 102 markets with the first and/or second highest rated
television station. Gray also owns video program companies Raycom
Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, as well as the
studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail
Studios. Gray owns a majority interest in Swirl Films.
For more information, please visit www.gray.tv.
Gray Contact:
Sandy Breland, Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer, 404-266-8333
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