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Senate
Resolution 1253
By:
Senators Chapman of the 3rd, Williams of the 19th, Johnson of the 1st and
Seabaugh of the 28th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Mr. Lauren N. Nobles; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Lauren N. Nobles was born on August 30, 1937, in Nicholls, Georgia, and
attended the Georgia Academy for the Blind, where he learned piano, piano
tuning, and chair caning in addition to a full-time academic education;
and
WHEREAS,
he attended South Georgia College and graduated with honors from the University
of Georgia with a degree in journalism, and he earned a minor degree and has a
major interest in political science; and
WHEREAS,
he began his career in radio when he helped to organize radio station WOKA in
Douglas, Georgia, in 1962, later becoming the station´s news director and
manager, and in 1978 he began to host an on-air talk show called "Coffee Break,"
which he continued until his retirement in 1994; and
WHEREAS,
upon retirement Mr. Nobles moved to St. Simons Island, where he began doing a
three-hour talk show called "Straight Talk" on WGIG, which continues to the
present as "Straight Talk in the House"; and
WHEREAS,
he was chosen as the Lions Club man of the year and won numerous awards from the
National Association of Broadcasters and the Georgia Association of
Broadcasters, and during his career he interviewed many famous people, including
Loretta Lynn, Charlie Pride, several Georgia governors, and most notably Senator
Jeff Chapman; and
WHEREAS,
beginning in college and throughout the years he played in several bands, among
them Nobles and the Knights and The Good Old Boys, playing gigs throughout the
state; and
WHEREAS,
he is the father of three children, Dr. Candi Nobles-James, Shayne Nobles, and
Joshua Brooke Nobles, and grandfather to eight, with another on the
way.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Mr. Lauren N. Nobles for his many achievements and contributions to his
community and the state.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mr. Lauren N. Nobles.