Political Quotes

“I rise today to commend a man who has made unique and valuable contributions to his chosen calling, radio broadcast journalism, and to the community as a whole in Chattanooga in the Third District of Tennessee, which I have the honor to represent. In many ways, Earl Freudenberg is a perfect example of how to get ahead and better yourself in America. He started early, worked hard, and moved up the ranks quickly. But Earl Freudenberg is not the kind of man who would be content simply bettering his own lot in life. Throughout his life, Earl Freudenberg has served as a fine example of the doer and the joiner who pitches in to help out on all manner of worthy community projects. Earl got his feet wet in radio broadcasting when he was barely in his teens. While still at Northside Junior High School in Chattanooga, Earl helped out at WAPO Radio in Chattanooga by pulling copy off the wire machine to help the sportcaster broadcast road game scores for the Chattanooga Lookouts baseball team. As a junior at the Kirkman Technical High School in Chattanooga, Early wrote advertising copy for WAPO and later he operated the control board at the station. The day Earl graduated from high school he was offered a weekend operators job at WDOD radio in Chattanooga and before long he had a job as program director at the station, becoming the youngest program director in the Chattanooga market. Earl Freudenberg had achieved solid success early in his chosen profession.”