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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING DOUG WHITE (POSTHUMOUSLY) ON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE RHODE

ISLAND RADIO AND TELEVISION HALL OF FAME

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Pearson, Goodwin, Miller, Euer, DiPalma,
McKenney, Murray, and Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: January 10, 2023

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Radio and Television Hall of Fame annually recognizes

the leadership, dedication and achievements of longstanding on-air radio and television

contributors who have not only risen to the top of their careers, but have also earned distinction

and the respect of their peers and the citizens of Rhode Island; and

     WHEREAS, Beginning in the late 1970s, Doug White anchored newscasts at NBC 10.

For almost three decades, he had been the main anchorman for the 6 and 11 PM broadcasts, and

for almost fifteen years, on the 5 p.m. newscast; and

     WHEREAS, Before joining NBC 10, Mr. White had been an anchorman at WPRI-TV in

Providence for six years, and had also worked at WSMW-TV in Worcester, Massachusetts, and

WLBZ in Bangor, Maine; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. White’s dedication to the community included serving on the Board of

Trustees at Kent Hospital, the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation and

the Rhode Island Academic Decathlon, and as a former member of the Massachusetts National

Guard, and the United States Coast Guard Reserve in Rhode Island; and

     WHEREAS, Upholding the highest standards of journalism, Mr. White was honored with

numerous awards over the course of his career including an Emmy Award in 1980, the 1984

“Man of the Year” Award from the Volunteers in Warwick schools, and was a member of the

Silver Circle of the New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts &

Sciences which recognizes individuals “for their significant and long-term influence upon the

broadcast industry: and

     WHEREAS, Doug White’s career is eminently deserving of the accolades and regard he

has been afforded and is worthy of our recognition and admiration; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby joins the family,

friends, and many fans in honoring Doug White (posthumously), on behalf of all Rhode Islanders,

for his eloquent and informative career and his induction into the Rhode Island Radio and

Television 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 Barbara White and Family.

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