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GA HR1656

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/10/2016

Primary Sponsor

Valencia Stovall

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia House Resolution recognizing and commending Myrna Taylor Ransom for her 17-year broadcasting career, including roles at WVEE (V-103) radio where she served as morning news anchor and News and Public Affairs Director beginning in 1985
  • Ransom graduated from Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting and Cinematography and received numerous awards, including the 1986 Media Woman of the Year and the 1988 Associated Press Spot News award
  • Served as a Media Director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and worked as a news writer for ABC Radio News during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
  • Returned to WCLK in 2000 to host "Prescriptions for Health," which became the station's number one talk show, and continues to serve as a commentator for churches and community organizations in retirement
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Myrna Taylor Ransom

Legislative Description

Ransom, Myrna Taylor; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/10/2016

Full Bill Text

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