TV Chief Engineer Dies and is Remembered by Station and State Broadcasters
By Paul Greeley
Esker Davis, the chief engineer at WDTV, Gray’s CBS affiliate for North-Central West Virginia, passed away this week after battling cancer.
Davis worked at WDTV since 1993.
Station employees and the West Virgina Broadcasters Association posted emotional tributes to Davis on social media.
Paul Greeley is the manager and a writer for News Blues.
He can be reached at Paul@NewsBlues.com or 817-578-6324.
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