Gray Media Wins NAB Service to America Award, Scores Four Honors
GTN•Gray Media earned four NAB Service to America Awards with KOLN 10/11 winning the Service to Community Award for “Break the Silence on Domestic Violence” and three finalist honors across corporate, medium and small market categories. This recognition underscores Gray’s station excellence and community impact that could boost advertiser engagement across 117 markets.
1. Award Winners and Finalists
Gray Media stations captured one winner and three finalists at the 2026 NAB Service to America Awards. KOLN 10/11 in Lincoln, Nebraska won the Service to Community Award for its “Break the Silence on Domestic Violence” special, while corporate, medium-market and small-market honors went to InvestigateTV’s “Manipulated: A Misinformation Nation,” WKYT’s tornado coverage and relief drive, and WJHG’s breast cancer screening campaign.
2. Community Service Projects
The winning domestic violence prevention special united Nebraska stations KOLN 10/11, KSNB Local4, KNOP News 2 and WOWT First Alert 6 to support survivors and propose solutions. Finalist projects included a multiplatform AI misinformation exposé, real-time tornado relief mobilization in Kentucky, and a year-long breast cancer screening initiative that connected hundreds of women to mammograms.
3. Company Overview and Market Reach
Headquartered in Atlanta, Gray Media owns top-rated local television stations and digital assets across 117 full-power markets reaching 37% of U.S. television households. The portfolio includes 78 markets with the highest-rated station and 101 markets ranking first or second in all-day Nielsen ratings, alongside the largest Telemundo affiliate group and a full-service digital agency.
