Larry Audas served as President and General Manager of WFMY, the TEGNA CBS affiliate in Greensboro–High Point–Winston-Salem 2011-2024, engaging the WFMY News 2 staff to renovate and revive the historic North Carolina station.  Along with larger market rivals, WFMY was recognized with multiple Midsouth Emmy News Excellence and Best Newscast nominations.  The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters honored WFMY in 2018 for Best Breaking News and Outstanding Newscast and Community Involvement in 2021.  Audas was appointed President and GM of WZDX, the TEGNA FOX affiliate in Huntsville, Alabama in 2020, and lead both WFMY and WZDX. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Midsouth Chapter welcomed Audas into the prestigious EMMY Silver Circle in 2024.

WFMY won a Community Service Regional Emmy in 2014, the Gannett Best Client Solution Award in 2013 and was a Gannett Greater Good finalist in 2012.  Audas developed non-traditional news content, securing multi-platform/social audiences and clientele.  The Emmy-winning Read 2 Succeed program reached a 100K+ urban elementary students with a compelling literacy message.  WFMY News 2 first launched market-wide interactive coverage featuring dozens of Skype-ready Weather Watchers who appear online, on social and TV with severe weather reports.  Aviation Triad connected business and civic interests with WFMY’s sales marketing support of the region’s promising aerospace sector.

Audas was President and GM of TEGNA’s (then Gannett) KTHV (CBS) Little Rock from 2002 until his WFMY appointment.  Audas was a 2008 Gannett Manager of the Year finalist.  KTHV won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for its documentary on the 1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High.  Previously, Audas served as News Director at WLTX (CBS) in Columbia.  The station overhauled its entire news operation and was recognized with a Most Outstanding Newscast Emmy, a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, and as the SC Broadcasters’ TV Station of the Year (2001 & 2002).  Prior to WLTX, Audas was weekday anchor for KTHV, which delivered its first AP Best Newscast, first Emmy-winning Best Newscast and Live Special Event, as well as a first Regional Murrow Best Newscast.

Before employment with Gannett/TEGNA, Audas was an anchor/reporter for KPRC (NBC) in Houston where he reported on everything from hurricanes and earthquakes to Texas politics and pro sports.  The Texas AP Awards recognized him as the 1989 Best Reporter in Texas.  His previous anchor/reporter positions were at KFOR (NBC) in Oklahoma City, and KSWO (ABC) in Lawton, Oklahoma.  Audas began his career as an announcer with KQCV radio in Oklahoma City after earning a B.A. in Radio/TV Production at Bob Jones University.  He has participated in the Gannett Management Program, NAB Management Development Seminar at Northwestern University, Center for Creative Leadership, and other TEGNA training programs.

Audas served on the Greensboro Sports Council, Greensboro Chamber Grow Campaign, North Carolina Broadcasters Association and other community endeavors.  He and his wife have two adult children… by career a doctor and a head basketball coach… the extended families enjoy sports, competition, and travel, as well as involvement in church and service opportunities.