Granite Broadcasting Corporation Assists With Donations for Victims of Hurricane Katrina

Granite Broadcasting Corporation Assists With Donations for Victims of Hurricane Katrina

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Granite Broadcasting Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: GBTVK) announced today all of its stations, in partnership with local American Red Cross chapters, are working to raise donations for the Katrina relief effort. Granite stations will be utilizing live telethons, public service announcements and news coverage to raise donations and keep its local communities fully informed of the relief efforts.

W. Don Cornwell, Chief Executive Officer of Granite Broadcasting Corporation, said, "On behalf of everyone at Granite, we would like to express our deepest sympathies to the people impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this event and the rescue and relief teams. Granite and its employees are committed to working with their local communities to make local relief efforts for our fellow Americans a success."

Granite Broadcasting Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: GBTVK) owns and operates, or provides programming, sales and other services to 13 channels in the following 8 markets: San Francisco, California; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Fresno, California; Syracuse, New York; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Peoria, Illinois; and Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin. The Company's station group includes affiliates of the NBC, CBS, ABC, WB and UPN networks, and reaches approximately 6% of all U.S. television households.

Source: Granite Broadcasting Corporation

CONTACT: Press - W. Don Cornwell or Analyst - Larry Wills, both of Granite Broadcasting Corporation, +1-212-826-2530

Web site: http://www.granitetv.com/

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