Gray Television Employee Reviews

Best I have worked for

Great place love the news

I've worked for other companies and Gray is hands down the best.

Stress and anxiety most days

I've been with Gray more than 15 years. As friends at other broadcast companies were experiencing furloughs and layoffs, my station never had any. We've had bonuses. Have I been paid what I am worth? Not even close. But, if you're in journalism for the money, you're in the wrong line of work.

Review from Operations Dept

At least the people in charge have some experience.

They know how to run a business even with it’s challeng

Open dialogue, respectful, family-friendly, goal-focused.

The leadership team is very approachable.

Aggressively competitive, interested in strategic growth and longevity.

Making smarter decisions. Quit firing good people

Listening to the needs of their staff and field crews who are instrumental in creating the content that allows them to be successful.

Communication is lacking across the board and the current managers could run a master class on how not to handle employees.

Everything they run everyone into the ground and under pay all of production a person who has been there 6 years doesn't get paid over 10 a hour

We have a general manager and that is all. There is a very poor breakdown of power, as well as managers who are only concerned about money. There is no overhead. No hr person on site. No one except GM.

Was better. Now part of cost cutting

Still getting paid. Year end bonus gone, 401k match down a percent in 2025, appears to be no profit share this year either

It works for my family

More paid time off, more station holidays, free healthcare option, sharing in company success by offering employees bonuses.

Salary, paid time off, staff bonuses

I don't feel undervalued but I do believe there's an opportunity to significantly improve health care benefits. Spouses eligible for health care elsewhere are not eligible for Gray health care even at a premium. That can be tricky.

News stations are 24/7/365 operations. The environment is stressful and takes a toll on employees' wellbeing. Gray does not do enough to make up for that. Its employees constantly run toward tragedy, fight to improve ratings and miss holidays, etc with family. You get a 1.5% annual raise, on average

For a 4-yr degree job, the pay is poor. The pay is not keeping up with inflation. No one can survive on $33K !

I was started on the 3rd of the month. Due to gray policy, i had to wait 2 months to get insurance. And they are very poor policies. I am averaging around 15$. Which is now the minimum wage in my area. It is uncompetitive for the work they expect done.

A legitimate raise and hours that arent horrible.

Review from Engineering Dept

Theyre good and decent people.

There is a real sense of camaraderie amongst myself and my coworkers, probably because we're all being run ragged and need one another to make things work. Probably the best thing I can say about where I work and the only reason I haven't already left for another job (though I have begun looking).

They are hard workers who get the job done even when the odds are heavily stacked against them. They never give up, and they also never get any accolades for it, and yet they keep giving it their all.

Friendly, supportive, enjoyable to be around, goal-oriented.

The Production Manger is the best boss I ever had

The have little or no experience when they're hired. They're hired because they're the least expensive optin. Not their fault. Management's fault.

Communication is lackkng top fown

Better management, more communication and more personal relations instead of focusing all on the money and keeping that for the higher ups.

Review from Operations Dept

There’s.nothing if corporate turns their head to how mean they are. It’s about the bottom line —

Do their job competently and not rely on others to do it for them

Friendly and caring people, management who care about what is going on in your life outside of work as well as during work hours.

The coworker interaction and my boss is really helpful and encouraging, the job is also great experiencd

We set the bar high and we help each other achieve this high standard. It's kind of like peer-pressure -- but in a good way.

Review from Operations Dept

Job security. We haven't had layoffs. Instead, the company now offers a free healthcare option, more paid time off, raised the minimum hourly wage to $18/hour. Gray offers a lot of training during onboarding and throughout the year. The HR team holds monthly contests.

Leadership is approachable. New ideas are encouraged. Mistakes aren't the end of the world but an opportunity from which to learn. Management isn't breathing over my shoulder.

Connection is key they do not care

Leadership, better policies, better benefits, better conpensation. More respect for employees

stop firing and laying everyone off

Review from Engineering Dept

It was over zoom and it didnt take a ton of my time

It allows prospective employees to decide if they are good fit in our newsroom family -- because that's just as important as the work since we work so closely and in a high-stress environment.

Review from Operations Dept

Many people - managers and potential colleagues were involved in the process.

Consistent dialogue throughout the process

The HR person was very nice and helpful.

Clear expectations is better performance

I didn't interview with this company I was hired while the place was owned by another company. They were easy

Review from Engineering Dept

Working as a team to bring information to our community that will help our neighbors, family and friends.

Being heard and paid in kind with the work I do.

Review from Communications Dept

Closing a big sale or having a customer excited by their campaign results

Review from Marketing Dept

When you care about your profession, like many of the hard-working and underpaid employees of Gray do, you find happiness in moments when you come together as a team and produce great work.

Being able to work from home

New leadership at the top

The fact is nothing makes our station unique in our top 100 market.

The GM needs to be talked to or change the way he runs it

Poor management, and not enough employees. The work load is unevenly spread

To much stress, back stabbing and mostly not having a lick of a sense of security

Review from Engineering Dept