WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gray Television is sharing its pleasure of having received the 2023 Celebration of Service to America Award for TV Ownership Group at a formal ceremony held Tuesday in the Nation’s Capital.
The award recognized the work of Gray’s InvestigateTV unit and its series, “The Sixth,” which exposed a critical shortage of public defenders across the country.
Each year, the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) presents the Celebration of Service to America Awards to honor excellence in community service by local radio and television stations.
In addition, the Foundation selected Gray’s NBC-affiliated KTTC-10 in Rochester, Minn., as its Small Market Television Winner for the station’s nearly 70-year long “Fifth District Eagles Cancer Telethon,” which has raised over $22 million since its inception to support cancer research by the three leading medical institutions all located in the state of Minnesota.
The Foundation also recognized Gray’s KWCH-12 in Wichita, Kan., as a Finalist for its Medium Market Television Award for the station’s program “Wildfire Relief Efforts,” which raised needed funding from more than 2,000 donors for the Kansas Livestock Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund, and Gray’s WTVY-4 in Dothan, Ala., as a Finalist for its Small Market Television Award for that station’s program “Miracle on Foster Food Drive,” which, during its 10th anniversary in late 2022, generated more than 200,000 pounds of food and critical dollars for the Wiregrass Area Food Bank.
“At Gray, serving our communities with impactful content is woven into our culture,” said Gray Chairman and CEO Hilton H. Howell Jr. “We are proud of the investigative journalism and public service projects honored by the Celebration of Service to America Awards and the exceptional efforts taking place in all our stations to improve the lives of the viewers we serve, every day.”
