Ted Fortenberry

Ted Fortenberry serves as Regional Vice President and General Manager for Gray Media and WLBT. He has regional oversight of WLOX, Biloxi, MS, WDAM, Hattiesburg, MS, WTOK, Meridian, MS, and KAIT, Jonesboro, AR. In addition, he is the General Manager of WLBT, Jackson, MS.

Before joining WLBT in 2015, Fortenberry was the Vice President and General Manager of WMBF, Gray Media’s NBC affiliate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and General Manager of KAIT and Local Sales Manager for WHNS, Greenville, SC.

Ted started his broadcasting career in 1982 in his hometown of Tylertown, MS, at WTYL radio and worked for WAKH radio in McComb. He also worked for WDAM while attending Southern Miss and as marketing director at WLOX.

Ted is a graduate of Southwest Mississippi Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radio, Television, and Film. He is married to Candace Collins Fortenberry, and they have two children, Anna and Grice.