David Hughes as the next general manager of Gray owned CBS affiliate WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut.

Hughes has been the general manager of Gray’s WOIO (CBS) and WUAB (CW) in Cleveland, Ohio since June 2023.

He succeeds Dana Neves, who recently became a senior managing vice president at Gray.

During his time in Cleveland, he was instrumental in establishing a partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers and launching the Rock Entertainment Sports Network. Since its inception in August of 2024, the Ohio-focused sports broadcast network has aired more than 200 sporting events. In addition, he helped secure the broadcast rights to air packages of Cleveland Cavaliers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Columbus Crew games.

Before working at WOIO, he was the gm of Gray’s WSAZ (NBC) and WQCW (CW) in Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia, and WVIR (NBC) in Charlottesville, Virginia. Before that, he was news director at Gray’s WDBJ (CBS) in Roanoke, Virginia. He’s also worked in various roles in the news departments at WFLA in Tampa, Florida, WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina, and WMAZ in Macon, Georgia.

He joins WFSB on July 9, 2025.