[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 47 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF MS. DAWN HOBBY

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 19, 2015

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to 
extend my personal congratulations and best wishes to a great friend 
and Emmy award-winning journalist, Ms. Dawn Hobby. Dawn has worked at 
WALB-TV in Albany, Georgia for more than 20 years and currently serves 
as the News Director. She will be retiring on March 20, 2015.
  For many years, Dawn was a familiar face on the evening news in 
Albany, Georgia. Indeed, she has built quite an impressive career which 
began when she worked as a producer at WALB. She later became a 
reporter and then an anchor. She launched the news operation for Albany 
station WFXL, before returning to WALB five years later.
  A prominent investigative reporter, Dawn has received numerous honors 
and awards for her work. In 2011, she won an Emmy Award from the 
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast for her work 
on the ``Gulf Oil Crisis'' special report. In 2007 and 2009, Dawn was 
awarded the Gabby Award for ``Best TV On-Air Personality'' by the 
Georgia Association of Broadcasters. She also holds three prestigious 
Golden Viddy Awards from the National Academy of Television Journalists 
for ``Best Female Anchor'' and ``Best Investigative Reporting.'' She 
has been honored by the Associated Press Broadcasters Association, the 
Green Eyeshade Awards for Excellence in Journalism from the Society of 
Professional Journalists, Georgia Trend magazine, and numerous other 
organizations and publications.
  Dawn is a 2011 graduate of the Raycom Media Leadership program and a 
2012 graduate of the Poynter Leadership Academy at the Poynter 
Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. She serves on the Board of 
Directors for the Georgia Associated Press and was appointed to the 
Raycom Media News Directors Advisory Board in April 2014.
  Dawn's work at WALB, the NBC- and ABC- affiliated television station 
for Southwest Georgia, has made her a household name in Albany and the 
surrounding areas. She anchored WALB News 10 alongside Ben Roberts for 
more than 20 years, covering many of Southwest Georgia's most memorable 
events. I have had the pleasure of working with her throughout the 
years and I know she will truly be missed on the air and at WALB.
  Dr. Benjamin E. Mays often said: ``You make your living by what you 
get, you make your life by what you give.'' We are so grateful that 
Dawn has given her time and talents to keeping the residents of 
Southwest Georgia informed about current events taking place throughout 
the state of Georgia, our great nation, and the world. A woman of great 
integrity, her efforts, her dedication, and her expertise are 
unparalleled. Albany, Georgia shined a little brighter because of Dawn 
Hobby.
  Dawn has accomplished much in her life but none of it would be 
possible without the love and support of husband, Russell, and her son.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our 
sincerest appreciation and best wishes to Ms. Dawn Hobby upon the 
occasion of her retirement from an outstanding career in journalism.

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