[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING JOE SOUSA

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
honor Joe Willie Sousa for being inducted into the Georgia Association 
of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
  Joe is no stranger to the Georgia broadcasting awards scene, as he 
also earned the Best Pandemic Coverage Award. In the face of a public 
health crisis, Joe's knowledge and expertise helped educate listeners 
on issues of supreme importance to them. He developed this experience 
as an on-air radio personality for several stations over his four 
decades-long career.
  His career began in the 1970s when he took a chance to get into 
broadcasting while working at a Winn-Dixie in Brunswick. He had planned 
to attend the University of Georgia after graduating high school but 
got his big break when he was introduced to Ed Wright and began working 
on a radio show from 7 to midnight.
  After only a year of work, and showing off his natural talent, Joe 
had shown he was more than capable, and Wright offered him a spot on 
the morning show. The rest, as they say, is history.
  Since that day, Joe has broadcast his personality across the 
airwaves, and we hope to continue to hear from him for years to come.

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