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resentative Carl Wilson—

2014-15 Communication Achievement
Award Recipient

Larry West, DTM

On May 2, 2015 at the District 7 Spring Conference at Seven Feathers Casino,
Representative Carl Wilson will be presented with the Communication
Achievement Award .

On May 2, 2015 at and television business at the age of
Seven Feathers in thirteen and appeared full time on the
Canyonville, radio beginning at age fifteen. Starting in
Oregon, during 1970, he served a tour in the Navy during
the District 7 the Vietnam War. Since his return to Grants
Spring Conference
at Seven Feathers, Representative Carl Pass in 1973, he
Wilson will be presented with the has managed
Communication Achievement Award This radio stations
is the first time this award has been KAJO and KLDR.
presented by District 7 Toastmasters in
Southern Oregon. Representative Carl His involvement
Wilson will be presented with the in local and state
Communication Achievement Award This activities has
is the first time this award has been been extensive. When he began his work
presented by District 7 Toastmasters in in radio, our region’s economy was mostly
Southern Oregon. logging and agriculture. Today it has
changed to multiple industries of tourism,
The award is given to a member of the retirement, arts, retail, healthcare and an
community who has demonstrated assortment of light manufacturing and
excellence in communications that government employment.
benefit the community at large. Clearly
our community has benefited from Carl's During these years of change, Carl Wilson
working career as has the entire State of has been involved in many community
Oregon. service organizations including Rotary,
school news activities, St.Vincent de Paul
Carl began working in his family's radio Society, various church activities, the food

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