Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Graham Media Group
Chicago, IL
Kim Parker is vice president and chief financial officer for Graham Media Group (GMG). She has held this position since 2018. In her role, she is responsible for all aspects of the company’s finance and business operations for the company’s corporate office, seven television stations, Graham Media Digital and Social News Desk.
Parker started her GMG career in 2007 at WJXT and WCWJ in Jacksonville, Fla, as the business manager. She began her broadcasting career in 1996 working for broadcast software companies Enterprise Systems Group and Marketron. She began as a training and implementation specialist and was promoted to senior manager of Product Delivery. She later became a regional controller at Media General for their Jacksonville and Columbus, Ga., properties.
Parker is actively involved in the broadcast industry holding the position of the treasurer of Pearl, a partnership of broadcast companies with shared interest in exploring forward-looking opportunities, including innovative ways of promoting local TV content and developing digital media and wireless platforms.
Kim also holds a position on the board of the Media Financial Management Association.
A Colorado native, Parker is a proud graduate of University of Colorado and holds her BS in Accounting. She shares her time between Chicago and Jacksonville with her two daughters, Hayden and Aubrey.
