SLS 22RS-1959 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 38
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Robert J. Wright on his retirement from 50 years of
exceptional radio broadcasting.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Robert J. Wright on his retirement from fifty years of exceptional radio
3 broadcasting.
4 WHEREAS, on Friday, April 29, 2022, one day after his seventieth birthday, Robert
5 J. Wright will celebrate fifty years of radio broadcasting; and
6 WHEREAS, Robert J. Wright, a native of Palestine, Texas, moved to Bossier City
7 as a teenager with his family; he is a graduate of Jesuit High School and Loyola University
8 in New Orleans; and
9 WHEREAS, he began his first job in radio while attending Louisiana State
10 University-Shreveport and since then has conducted morning shows in several cities,
11 including Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cleveland, Ohio, and Orlando, Florida; and
12 WHEREAS, in 1996, Robert returned to Shreveport where he teamed with Erin
13 McCarty to debut their morning show on The Big Dog 94.5 radio station, playing Top 40
14 music hits; in 2003, the duo moved to 96.5 KVKI where they hosted Townsquare Media
15 Shreveport's Robert and Erin Morning Show, and in March 2014, Robert and Erin began
16 their hit talk show, the KEEL Morning Show with Robert and Erin on KEEL 101.7FM and
17 710AM in Shreveport; and
18 WHEREAS, Robert J. Wright, a masterful story teller and critical thinker, has been
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1 keeping northwestern Louisiana citizens informed about all the topics that matter in the
2 community, the state, and the nation; always finding the other side of the story, he has been
3 a voice of reason always in search of the truth; and
4 WHEREAS, Mr. Wright merits a sincere measure of recognition for his exceptional
5 contributions to radio broadcasting in northwest Louisiana and his dedication to his devoted
6 listeners.
7 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
8 commend Robert J. Wright on his retirement from fifty years of exceptional radio
9 broadcasting and wishes him happiness as he enjoys his travels and other adventures.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
11 Robert J. Wright.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Lebra R. Bias.
DIGEST
SCR 38 Original 2022 Regular Session Peacock
Commends Robert J. Wright on his retirement from fifty years of exceptional radio
broadcasting.
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