Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 4/16/2019
Item Status: New
From: Wayne Dyess, County Administrator; Ron Cink, Budget Director
Submitted by: Anu Gary, Administration/Records Manager
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Certificate of Recognition to Mr. Cliff McCollum, Gulf Coast Media - Press Coverage of the Baldwin County Commission Meetings
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Approve the Certificate of Recognition to be presented to Mr. Cliff McCollum, for his years of press coverage of the Baldwin County Commission meetings as the Managing Editor of the Gulf Coast News Media.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Background: As the managing editor of Gulf Coast Media, and the acting editor of The Courier, Cliff McCollum has been covering the Baldwin County Commission since 2014. The Gulf Coast Media, which publishes four weekly newspapers across Baldwin County, covers a myriad of topics and current events in Baldwin County, one of them being the Baldwin County Commission and its meetings.
As Mr. McCollum has accepted a position with the Baldwin County Legislative Delegation as the Legislative Delegation Constituent Services Director, he will be leaving his present job at the newspaper. At this time, the Baldwin County Commission wishes to recognize Mr. McCollum’s years of press coverage of the Commission and Baldwin County and wish Mr. McCollum the best in his future endeavor as the Legislative Delegation Constituent Services Director.
Mr. McCollum grew up in Opelika, Alabama, and is a graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature, with a focus on British Literature. He is a former high school journalism teacher and community college adjunct professor. Mr. McCollum is also the former News Editor of the Opelika Observer, in Opelika, Alabama. He has won 17 Alabama Press Association awards throughout his journalistic career, including the Freedom of Information - First Amendment Award in 2016 and 2018.
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