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For Immediate Release

Proskauer Rose Represents Gray Television

National Broadcast Company's Total Credit Commitment Over $1 Billion

March 30, 2007 - (New York, NY) - Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with over 700 lawyers worldwide, has represented Gray Television, Inc. in the refinancing of its senior credit facility with Wachovia Capital Markets LLC. The new credit facility has a total commitment of $1.025 billion and consists of a $100 million revolving credit facility and a $925 million institutional term loan facility.

Proskauer also represented Gray in the redemption of its outstanding 9.25 percent notes at a redemption price of $1,046.25 per $1,000 principal amount of 9.25 percent notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such amount up to but not including April 18, 2007. The initial draw under the new credit facility, consisting of $8 million on the revolving credit facility and $610 million on the term loan facility, will fund the payoff of all outstanding amounts under Gray's former senior credit facility, pay fees and expenses relating to the refinancing, and be used for other general corporate purposes.

The Proskauer team involved in the matter included Janice Smith, Arnold Jacobs, Robert Kane, and Eric Friedlander (Corporate): Mike Katz (Employee Benefits); Abe Gutwein (Tax); Jenifer de Wolf Paine (Intellectual Property); and Aliza Cinamon (Environmental), with assistance from Veronica Bajkai.

Proskauer Rose counsels banks, bank holding companies, private equity funds   and other financial institutions on a wide array of corporate finance matters including domestic and cross-border syndicated loans, acquisition finance, working capital and asset-based loans, debt/equity swaps, receivables purchase transactions, commercial paper conduits, and asset securitization. Proskauer also advises on regulatory compliance matters with respect to the Bank Holding Company Act, International Banking Act, National Bank Act, and Federal Reserve Act, and gives advice to directors with respect to fulfillment of required duties.

About Proskauer Rose
Proskauer Rose, founded in 1875, is an international law firm providing a wide variety of legal services to clients worldwide from offices in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Paris, São Paulo, and Washington, D.C. The firm has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses and individuals including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial litigation, corporate governance matters, conducting internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, private equity and fund formation, patent and intellectual property litigation and prosecution, labor and employment law, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, trusts and estates, and taxation. Its clients span industries including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, information technology, insurance, internet, lodging and gaming, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation. The firm can be found online at http://www.proskauer.com.

   
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