Gray announces general manager retirements and promotions in greenville and charlottesville

Gray television, inc. announced the retirement of two veteran broadcasters. in greenville-new bern, north carolina, mark gentner will retire as the general manager of witn (nbc) effective november 1, 2019. in charlottesville, virginia, harold wright will retire as general manager of wvir (nbc) effective january 31, 2020. gray also announced that ron henslee will become general manager of witn following mark’s retirement, and david hughes will become general manager of wvir upon harold’s retirement. upon harold’s retirement early next year, david hughes will become wvir’s second ever general manager. gray proudly recognizes the distinguished 58-year broadcasting career of harold wright. after beginning in radio as a college student at the university of virginia in charlottesville, harold founded wvir/nbc29 in 1973 and has served as the station’s general manager for the upcoming 46 years. witn general manager mark gentner joined the station as its general sales manager in 2007 after nearly two decades in television, advertising, and marketing. witn’s incoming general manager, ron henslee, has served as the station’s general sales manager for the past seven years. ron joined gray television after serving as local sales manager at wgxa in macon, georgia, for nine years.
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