The 83rd Annual Gallia County Chamber of Commerce Meeting & Awards Banquet will take place on January 30, 2020 at the University of Rio Grande, Davis University Center.
*Reservations MUST be paid in full by January 16, 2020*
Our 2019 Awardees:
Poppy's Coffee, Tea, and Remedies - Beautification Award
French Art Colony - Community Involvement Award
Rio Ridge Venue - Sudden Impact Award
Lucky Cat Design Co. AND Magic Mirror Gallipolis - Small Business Award (2)
TU TEENS - Ray McKinnis Committee of the Year Award
And, don't forget the presentation of the esteemed Bud & Donna McGhee Community Service Award!!!
THANK YOU TO OUR AWARD SPONSORS:
Fred Workman, Workman Monuments
Tammi Brabham, Red's Towing, Auto, and Truck Center
Paul Covey, Courtside Bar & Grill
Josh Bodimer
THANK YOU TO OUR CURRENT EXECUTIVE SPONSORS:
Foster Sales and Delivery
Holzer Health System
Ohio Valley Bank
University of Rio Grande
We have an eventful evening in store for you! The meeting will be led by Board President Jenni Swain and the Invocation given by Pastor Mark Parsons-Justice, Gallipolis First Presbyterian Church.
Want your table to be FIRST in the buffet line?!
This opportunity will be auctioned off by Board Member Josh Bodimer!!!
Mr. Bodimer will continue highlighting his auctioneer skills later in the evening with Cincinnati Reds memorabilia, signed by our speaker, Marty Brennaman!!!
Auction items and sponsor information COMING SOON!
Thank you Mark Porter Autogroup for being an auction sponsor.
Then, join us in Conference Room C for drinks and dessert, sponsored by The Wiseman Agency and music by Josh Wellington, Soundbridge Productions.
Speaker: Marty Brennaman
The Gallia County Chamber of Commerce has announced a “heavy hitter” will be keynoting the upcoming 83rd annual awards ceremony.
Marty Brennaman, who became known as the voice of the Cincinnati Reds, will speak at the dinner set for Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 at the University of Rio Grande’s Davis University Center.
Reds radio announcer Brennaman received the Ford C. Frick Award on July 23, 2000, in ceremonies at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The award is presented each year by the Hall of Fame to a broadcaster “for major contributions to the game of baseball.” Brennaman, Red Barber (WSAI, 1934-1938), Al Helfer (WSAI, 1935-36) and Russ Hodges (WFBE, 1932) are the only Reds announcers ever to receive the Hall of Fame’s prestigious broadcasting award.
The 2019 season was Brennaman’s 55th as a broadcaster, his 46th in Cincinnati, and his last. Brennaman joined the Reds radio team in 1974 and for 31 seasons (1974-2004) shared the 700 WLW Radio booth with Reds Hall of Fame pitcher Joe Nuxhall. In 2019, Brennaman became only the eighth Major League Baseball broadcaster to work for the same team for at least 46 seasons, joining Vin Scully of the Dodgers (67 seasons, 1950-2016), Ralph Kiner of the Mets (52 seasons, 1962-2013), KC’s Denny Matthews (2019 was his 51st, 1969), Mil’s Bob Uecker (2019 was his 49th, 1971), Jack Buck (48, 1954-2001) & Mike Shannon (2019 was his 48th, 1972) of the Cardinals and LA’s Jaime Jarrín (2019 was his 47th, 1973).
At 31 years together, Marty & Joe tied LA’s Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett for the longest running broadcast duo in baseball history. Brennaman has been named Ohio Sportscaster of the Year 17 times, most recently in 2018. He won the Virginia Sportscaster of the Year Award four times while broadcasting basketball games for the American Basketball Association’s Virginia Squires, baseball games for the New York Mets’ Class AAA affiliate in Norfolk and football games for both Virginia Tech and William & Mary. He also has broadcast games during the NCAA’s men’s basketball tournament, including 15 regional tournaments and 11 Final Fours.
On May 2, 2005 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in Salisbury, N.C. On November 5, 2005 he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago. In 1999, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In October 2013, he was inducted into the Hampton Roads (VA) Sports Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was selected by the American Sportscasters Association as one of the Top 50 Broadcasters of all time. In January 2013, he received the Tom Hammond Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports Broadcasting, presented by the Bluegrass Sports Commission in Lexington, Ky. His son, Thom, is also a Reds broadcaster. Marty’s wife’s name is Amanda. He has two daughters, Dawn and Ashley, and seven grandchildren, Dylan & Cal Venerus, Ella Mae & Luke Brennaman, Aidan & Tanner Shirley and Grace Koch.
Doors will open at 5:30 PM
Event will begin at 6:00 PM
Networking event will take place immediately following the awards in Conference Room C, sponsored by The Wiseman Agency!
*In the event you are unable to attend, reservations MUST be cancelled prior to January 16th or you will still be responsible for ticket costs and/or selling your seats, as well as updating reservation names with the Chamber.*
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Doors open 5:30 PM
Event begins 6:00 PM
Networking event immediately following ceremony, sponsored by The Wiseman Agency.
University of Rio Grande
Davis University Center
Gallia County Chamber of Commerce (740) 446-0596
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