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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING ROGER E. BOUCHARD ON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE RHODE ISLAND

RADIO HALL OF FAME

     Introduced By: Senators Cote, Picard, and E O`Neill

     Date Introduced: May 13, 2015

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame was established in 2008 to celebrate

the medium's history in the Ocean State. Being selected as an inductee into the organization is a

momentous tribute to those who have played a significant role in radio’s history and growth in

our state; and

     WHEREAS, Roger E. Bouchard, a Woonsocket native, is a graduate of Woonsocket

High School, Rhode Island College, and Emerson College. He currently serves as the President

and General Manager of WNRI. Roger's multi-faceted responsibilities include developing

programming, producing a daily morning news and talk show, and selling and coordinating the

station's advertising; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Bouchard began on the path to a career in radio at an early age,

developing an interest in broadcasting from his brother who worked at WNRI. While still in high

school, he was put on the air to temporarily replace a dismissed employee; and

     WHEREAS, While in college, Roger worked weekends and nights at WWON (now

WOON), first to pay his bills, but soon thereafter, it became his passion. Upon graduation from

college, he turned all his energies to a full-time career in radio; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Bouchard has worked at myriad small market stations in Rhode Island,

from General Manager at WKRI to his current position at WNRI; and

     WHEREAS, If something is occurring in Woonsocket, Roger and WNRI are always there

covering stories and making a positive difference in the lives of Woonsocket’s residents; and

     WHEREAS, Within the community, Mr. Bouchard is a member of the Woonsocket

Rotary Club, has served as a commissioner of the Woonsocket Housing Authority, and as chair of

the Woonsocket Senior Center Board of Directors; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Bouchard has served as the President of the Rhode Island

Broadcasters' Association, was named Woonsocket Citizen of the Year in 2005, was made Grand

Marshall of the Autumnfest parade, and was inducted into the American-French Genealogical

Society; and

     WHEREAS, With a radio career that has spanned more than thirty years, Roger E.

Bouchard has had an enduring impact on the radio industry and his accomplishments are worthy

of our recognition and emulation; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode and Providence Plantations hereby

honors Roger E. Bouchard on his induction into the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame; and be it

further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Roger E. Bouchard.

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