1 Submitted by: Assemblymembers Abney, 2 Clementson, Fairclough, Kendall, Meyer,Sullivan, 3 Taylor, Tesche, Tremaine, Von Gemmingen, 4 Wuerch 5 Prepared by: AssemblyOffice 6 CLERK'S OFFICE For reading: July 20, 1999 7 APPROVED 8 ANCHORAGE, 9 Date:-.z~~- tz ~ AR NO.99-~ 10 11 A RESOLUTION OF THE ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY RECOGNIZING AND HONORING 12 RICHARD W. LOBDELL, JR. - "WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING RADIO COMMUNICATOR" 13 14 15 WHEREAS, since the early 1940's, "Dick" Lobdell has called Alaska his home; and 16 17 WHEREAS,Dick's parents realized that their son, at the age of 12, was destined for a 18 broadcasting career when they found him under his bed making up a baseball game using his tape 19 recorder; and 20 21 WHEREAS,so great was Dick's passion for broadcasting that he would become known as "the 22 voice" of the Anchorage Glacier Pilots, the Fairbanks Goldpanners, the UAA Seawolves, and the 23 Anchorage Northern Knights; and 24 25 WHEREAS, Dick has worked nearly 40 years in radio and television, most of it in Alaska, to 26 include: Northern Television, Midnight Sun Broadcasting (KFAR and KENI), Big Country Radio (KYAK) 27 and KIAK), Pacific Rim Broadcasting (KBFX and KEN/), and currently AM/FM (KENI) where he currently 28 hosts the Morning Magazine Show; and 29 30 WHEREAS,during recent years, Dick - a.k.a. "The Round Mound of Sound", "Little Rockin' 31 Richard", and -Big Country Richard" has birthed such notable radio call-in personalties as "The Sheriff of 32 Spenard", "Downtown John", "Mike the Cab Driver", "Satellite Bill", and a cast of thousands; and 33 34 WHEREAS, in 1995, Dick was elected to the Alaska Broadcasters' Association's "Hall of FameD, 35 36 NOW, THEREFORE, the Anchorage Assembly resolves: 37 38 That the Assembly recognizes and honors 39 40 Richard W. Lobdell, Jr. 41 "World's Oldest Living Radio Communicator" 42 43 for his nearly 40 years in radio and television, and for i 44 keep the citizens of Anchorage informed and involved thr°Uj' Magazine Show. 45 46 c!:A~~~, ~D APPROVED by the Anchorage MuniciPal/lss4 ~.day of 47 '-.."'t~~~ ,1999. 48 f 49 -v{ 50 ATTEST: 51 ftj 52 ~ /. 53 --1Y1?JipalCle~ Municipalityof Anchorage MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICE AGENDA DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET 1 SUBJECT OF AGENDA DOCUMENT DATE PREPARED 7-19-99 . INDICATE DOCUMENTS ATTACHED , ..e 'A (/1 --r-

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