Jay Vermaak

Jason Albert Vermaak (August 2, 1913 - October 11, 2001) was a Newfoundland-born American broadcaster.

Background
Jay's family immigrated from the (now the Canadian province of ) to the  in 1922 when Jay was 9, settling in. He was the top graduate of and earned a four-year, all-expenses-paid college scholarship to  in. After graduating, he went to work for radio and then. In 1974, he left WIBW-AM-FM-TV to start KCSV-TV.

Today, Jay's company Vision Kansas, Inc. owns several TV and radio stations in the mainland United States and in the U.S. territory of Trishel. has owned a partial stake in Vision Kansas, Inc. since the mid-1990s.

Death
On the evening of October 11, 2001, Vermaak died in his sleep from natural causes at the age of 88.

Trishel

 * WTHL-TV
 * KVKT-LD


 * KCSV-TV

( market)

 * WTBA-TV