JAX Chamber: W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor Bold City Showcase Delivers Large Crowds On Site And Television

Press release from the JAX Chamber:

September 1, 2021

Attendance on-site for the three games was 12,371 while the television broadcast made Channel 4 the second-most watched station in primetime on Friday night, as highlighted by 16,000 households tuning in for the Bolles vs. West Nassau matchup.

“We are proud to broadcast the W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor Bold City Showcase and provide this platform to highlight some of the top talent in Northeast Florida over two nights,” said Bob Ellis, Vice President and General Manager of WJXT & WCWJ. “Our commitment as the one true local station in Jacksonville continues to deliver strong results for event sponsors and advertisers and rewards these young people with a once in a lifetime experience.”

On Friday night, the Bold City Showcase outpaced NBC, ABC and Fox primetime programming with 16,000 households watching.

On Saturday, the Ribault-Creekside game drew more households than WJXX and WJAX during the afternoon window. The nightcap between Orange Park and Oakleaf topped the nightly programming of WJXX, WJAX and WFOX in the time period.

Overall, the three games of the Bold City Showcase had an average of 12,000 households watching.

“To see the support of the W.W. Gay Bold City Showcase, in viewers and attendance, is a testament to the programming we are committed to through our High School 9:12 program,” said Alan Verlander, CEO of Airstream Ventures and founder of High School 9:12. “Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to provide these opportunities to showcase the stories of our fantastic student-athletes across the region, which is at the core of our mission with High School 9:12.”

About WJXT Channel 4

WJXT Channel 4 and News4JAX.com provides news, information and entertainment to the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia region. As the market leader, The Local Station is committed to bringing quality news and programming to the local community it serves. The station is owned by The Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) and is one of seven Graham Media Group stations along with WCWJ Jacksonville, WSLS Roanoke, KPRC Houston, WKMG Orlando, KSAT San Antonio and WDIV Detroit.

About Graham Media Group

Graham Media Group is comprised of seven local media hubs, Graham Digital and Social News Desk delivering local news, programming, advertising solutions and digital media tools for television, online, mobile, OTT, podcasts and audio devices. We are dynamic, local brands that extend well beyond the traditional TV set. Our work helps inform, celebrate and knit together the communities we serve.

GMG operates in six states: KPRC–Houston, WDIV–Detroit and WSLS–Roanoke (NBC); KSAT–San Antonio (ABC); WKMG–Orlando (CBS); WJXT–Jacksonville (fully local), and WCWJ–Jacksonville (CW). Based in Detroit, Graham Digital is a digital media and technology development group widely recognized as a leading industry innovator. Social News Desk, headquartered in Atlanta, provides its 2500+ worldwide newsroom-customers with a single dashboard to publish, measure, curate and monetize local news content on social platforms. Website: https://www.grahammedia.com/

About Airstream Ventures

Memorable moments come in many different shapes and sizes. Airstream Ventures partners with events, companies, and non-profits to create those moments and unique experiences that connect the community on a deeper level.

This press release was produced by the JAX Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.