September First Friday Breakfast -- Scott Slade
Name:
September First Friday Breakfast -- Scott Slade
Date:
September 8, 2023
Time:
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
Registration:
Sorry, public registration for this event has been closed.
Event Description:
Recently retired Scott Slade, former host of WSB Radio’s Atlanta Morning News for 35 years, will join us and provide a behind the scenes look at his career, as well as challenge us in Southwest Gwinnett to do our part to ensure suburban news breaks through. Scott is a rare, two-time winner of the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award as Best Radio Personality in America both in large and major market categories. Scott has resided in Gwinnett County since 1985 and is devoted to “All things that help people.” Come hear about what he is doing now that the alarm doesn’t go off at 2:00 am!
Scott Slade has been on the air since January, 1970, with all but ten of his 53 years in radio spent in Georgia. He recently stepped back from daily hosting “Atlanta’s Morning News” on WSB Radio but remains with the station for special assignments such as his “Scott Slade’s Georgia” weekly segment. He was born at Emory, grew up in Griffin, and is a Georgia State University Distinguished Alumni. He began his radio career at the age of 15, winning his first Associated Press award in 1971 while still a teen for “News Interpretation.”
On his way to becoming the longest-tenured morning host in Atlanta, Scott is a rare, two-time winner of the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award as Best Radio Personality in America, both in large and major market categories. He shares two regional Emmy Awards as host of Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Lawmakers” program, and numerous Murrow, AP and GAB awards. Scott was inducted in to the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2023.
Asked recently about WSB's most important legacy as the station marked its 100th anniversary, Scott immediately answered, “All those things that help people." He's been a huge part of that legacy. In 2000, he initiated the WSB Radio Care-a-Thon which has raised more than $28 million to fight children’s cancer and blood disorders. He is also a fixture at the annual WSB "Clark's Christmas Kids” fundraiser.
On his way to becoming the longest-tenured morning host in Atlanta, Scott is a rare, two-time winner of the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award as Best Radio Personality in America, both in large and major market categories. He shares two regional Emmy Awards as host of Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Lawmakers” program, and numerous Murrow, AP and GAB awards. Scott was inducted in to the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2023.
Asked recently about WSB's most important legacy as the station marked its 100th anniversary, Scott immediately answered, “All those things that help people." He's been a huge part of that legacy. In 2000, he initiated the WSB Radio Care-a-Thon which has raised more than $28 million to fight children’s cancer and blood disorders. He is also a fixture at the annual WSB "Clark's Christmas Kids” fundraiser.
