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Gray Media Announces Two General Manager Moves
ATLANTA, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media announced today the moves of two current General Managers to new markets. Gray has named Shannon Booth as the next General Manager of WOWT (NBC) in Omaha, Nebraska. She will succeed Jim McKernan, who is retiring on June 2 after a 44-year career in broadcasting. Jacque Harms will succeed Shannon as General Manager of Gray’s KOLN (CBS) and KSNB (NBC) in Lincoln, Nebraska, and KNOP (NBC) and KNPL (CBS) in North Platte, Nebraska. For the past eigh
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