Gray Television, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   January 28, 2005

Gray Television, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Georgia 1-13796 58-0285030
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
4370 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia   30319
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (404) 504-9828

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On January 31, 2005, Gray Television, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors had appointed former United States Senator Mr. Zell Miller to serve on the company's Board of Directors. His appointment is effective as of January 28, 2005. There was no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Miller was elected as a director. There are no related party transactions between Gray Television, Inc. and Mr. Miller as described by Item 404 (a) of Regulation S-K. Initially, Mr. Miller will not serve as a member of any committee of the company's Board of Directors. The press release issued on January 31, 2005 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.






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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Gray Television, Inc.
          
February 3, 2005   By:   James C. Ryan
       
        Name: James C. Ryan
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  Registrant's Press Release, dated January 31, 2005.
EX-99.1

NEWS RELEASE

GRAY TELEVISION, INC.
ANNOUNCES
FORMER U.S. SENATOR ZELL MILLER REJOINS GRAY BOARD

Atlanta, Georgia – January 31, 2005 . . . Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) announced today that its Board of Directors had appointed former United States Senator Zell Miller to serve on the company’s Board of Directors.

Senator Miller served in the U.S. Senate from July 2000 retiring as the senior Senator from Georgia on December 31, 2004. Previously Miller had been Governor of Georgia serving from January 1991 through January 1999.

Senator Miller had previously served on Gray’s Board of Directors during 1999 and 2000 subsequent to having served as Governor of Georgia and prior to serving in the U.S. Senate.

Gray Television, Inc. is a communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and currently operates 16 CBS-affiliated television stations, seven NBC-affiliated television stations, seven ABC-affiliated television stations and five daily newspapers.

     
For information contact:
 
   
Bob Prather
  Jim Ryan
 
   
President
  Chief Financial Officer
 
   
(404) 266-8333
  (404) 504-9828