Google Selects Gray Television for 2021 News Innovation Challenge

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Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) has been awarded $200,000 from Google's GNI Innovation Challenge to support a journalism initiative titled "Bridging the Great Health Divide-Mississippi Delta and Appalachia." This year-long project, set to launch in early 2021, aims to investigate health disparities in these regions and propose sustainable solutions. Gray's team, including over 25 stations and its DC News Bureau, will be involved in this effort, which highlights the urgent health care needs of underrepresented populations.

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• Awarded $200,000 from Google's GNI Innovation Challenge.
• Initiative targets health disparities in the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia.
• Involves collaboration with over 25 Gray television stations and investigative units.

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Atlanta, Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray” or “our”) (NYSE: GTN) announced that Google’s GNI Innovation Challenge has selected Gray Television, Inc. for $200,000 in funding to support a multi-platform journalism project focused on health disparities in the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia regions of the country. 

“Bridging the Great Health Divide-Mississippi Delta and Appalachia” will explore why these disparities exist with a focus on long term and sustainable solutions.  Both regions fare far worse than the national average in health indicators and outcomes.  Journalists from more than 25 Gray stations, our DC News Bureau, and our National Investigative Unit will contribute to the project.

“We’re proud to launch this initiative and give a voice to these underrepresented populations that have long lagged in basic health care.  We also aim to provide resources to help people make better informed decisions on health-related issues,” said Gray Chairman and CEO Hilton H. Howell Jr.

The year-long project will launch in early 2021.  Gray’s “Bridging the Great Health Divide” is one of 30 projects in the United States selected for GNI Innovation Challenge funding in 2020, as well as one of only three projects from television broadcasters.  Google launched its News Initiative and GNI Innovation Challenge in 2018 to help support quality local journalism in a digital age.

About Gray:

Gray currently owns and/or operates television stations and leading digital properties in 94 television markets, including the number-one rated television station in 68 markets and the first or second highest rated television station in 86 markets.  Gray’s television stations cover approximately 24 percent of US television households and broadcast approximately 400 separate programming streams, including nearly 150 affiliates of the CBS/NBC/ABC/FOX networks.  Gray also owns video program production, marketing, and digital businesses including Raycom Sports, Tupelo-Raycom, and RTM Studios, the producer of PowerNation programs and content.  For further information, please visit www.gray.tv.

FAQ

What is the funding amount Gray Television received from Google's GNI Innovation Challenge?

Gray Television received $200,000 from Google's GNI Innovation Challenge.

What is the focus of the project funded by Google's GNI Innovation Challenge?

The project focuses on health disparities in the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia.

When is the journalism project by Gray Television set to launch?

The project is set to launch in early 2021.

How many Grey stations are involved in the project on health disparities?

Over 25 Gray television stations will contribute to the project.

What is the title of Gray Television's project funded by Google?

The project is titled "Bridging the Great Health Divide-Mississippi Delta and Appalachia."