S*706 Session 125 (2023-2024) S 706 Resolution, By Matthews
A senate RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR robin roberts for her professional achievements and her commitment to health and wellness promotion.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Robin Roberts; and
Whereas, an alumna of Southeastern Louisiana University, Ms. Roberts graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Communication; and
Whereas, Ms. Roberts also played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University and was the institution's third all-time leading scorer. She has been inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Institute on Sport and the Education Foundation's Hall of Fame; and
Whereas, Ms. Roberts worked as a sportscaster at ESPN for fifteen years, combining her propensity for broadcasting and sports in this career and other professional roles; and
Whereas, Ms. Roberts became the co-anchor of AMC's "Good Morning America" in 2005 and continued to earn success, earning multiple Emmy Awards and being voted "Most Trusted Person on Television"; and
Whereas, Ms. Roberts earned a Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism and a National Press Foundation award. She was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame; and
Whereas, following her diagnoses of breast cancer and myelodysplastic syndrome, Ms. Roberts has leveraged her visibility as a national television personality to encourage cancer screening, cancer research support, and bone marrow donor registration; and
Whereas, for her
candidness in publicly sharing her personal battle with cancer, she has
received a George Foster Peabody Award, ESPN's Arthur Ashe Courage
Whereas, Ms. Roberts has
founded her own production company, Rock'n Roberts Productions, in honor of her
father, who was an Air Force colonel and a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen
of World War II. Rock'n Roberts Productions creates original historical programming,
including the documentary Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of
Whereas, Ms. Roberts has inspired readers with practical advice and encouragement in her books, including Brighter by the Day, From the Heart: Eight Rules to Live By, and Everybody's Got Something, among other titles; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment that Ms. Roberts has shown in serving the people and the State of South Carolina. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor Robin Roberts for her professional achievements and her commitment to health and wellness promotion.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Robin Roberts. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on April 11, 2023 at 12:19 PM |