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Senate
Resolution 1246
By:
Senator Tate of the 38th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Ms. Brenda Wood; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Ms. Brenda Wood, an anchorwoman for 11Alive News, is one of Atlanta's most
trusted and beloved television journalists; and
WHEREAS,
a summa cum laude graduate of Loma Linda University in Southern California, Ms.
Wood began her broadcast career in 1977 at WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Alabama,
where, after briefly leaving the station to work at WSM-TV in Nashville,
Tennessee, she became an anchor; and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Wood later spent eight years as an anchor for WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee,
before moving to Atlanta and joining the news team at WAGA-TV in 1988;
and
WHEREAS,
the primary anchor for WAGA-TV for more than eight years, Ms. Wood joined the
11Alive News Team in September, 1997, and today anchors the station's weekday
broadcasts at 6, 7, and 11 p.m.; and
WHEREAS,
during the course of her distinguished career, Ms. Wood has gained the respect
and admiration of viewers in every market she has served and has received
numerous accolades, including 13 Emmy awards from the National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences, five awards from the Atlanta Association of Black
Journalists, and two awards from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters;
and
WHEREAS,
she has also received the NAACP's Phoenix Award for "Best News Anchor" and
received the National Association of Black Journalists award for Community
Affairs Programming for co-producing and hosting "Journeys with Brenda Wood,"
among many other recognitions; and
WHEREAS,
outside of her demanding career, Ms. Wood, a devoted wife and mother of two, is
a faithful member of her church and an active member of the Atlanta community
who takes time to speak to school groups, church congregations, and civic
organizations on a variety of subjects, including journalism and the importance
of education; and
WHEREAS,
as Women's History Month, March, 2006, is set aside to celebrate and honor those
women who have contributed their time and talents to the betterment of this
state and nation, it is only fitting and proper that Ms. Wood's invaluable
contributions to journalism be appropriately recognized during this special
time.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join to
commend Ms. Brenda Wood for her outstanding efforts to keep the residents of
Atlanta knowledgeable and informed and to thank her for her many contributions
to Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Ms. Brenda Wood.