2019-12-03 Dennis Carter PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION#2019-12-03
HONORING DENNIS CARTER
WHEREAS, at the Business Meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors held on Tuesday,
December 17, 2019, in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition, the following
Resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, Dennis Carter has been a constant at sporting events throughout the area for nearly four (4)
decades; and
WHEREAS, Dennis Carter announced that he will sign off at ABC 13 for the final time on December 31,
2019, and begin his retirement; and
WHEREAS, Dennis Carter began working at WSET in 1983 after a four (4)-year stint at a Danville radio
station, WBTM, where he first broke into the communications field writing thirty (30)-second commercials and
jumpstarting a three (3)-to four(4)-minute sportscast during evening commutes. During that time, Carter also wrote
part-time for the Danville Register and Bee and provided occasional stories to WSET, which did not have a Danville
bureau in the late `70s and early `80s; and
WHEREAS,Carter became a fixture on the Lynchburg sports scene by regularly working six(6)days a week,
plowing through eighty (80)-hour work weeks and getting to as many games as possible, all while anchoring the 6
p.m. and 11 p.m. sports segments; and
WHEREAS, that job took him to the 1999 NCAA Football National Championship Game, when Virginia
Tech played Florida State. It also took him to the NCAA Elite Eight this year, where he watched Virginia's Men's
basketball team win in thrilling fashion before claiming the NCAA National Title later in April. Finally, it's taken
him to local stadiums for countless Friday night football games. Carter has watched high school athletes come and
go, some to college, and a few to the professional ranks; and
WHEREAS, no level of competition has been more important to Carter than high school sports and he's
always found the atmosphere at high school games appealing; and
WHEREAS, now, after a more than forty (40) year career, Carter hopes to settle down and spend time with
his family; and
THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, on behalf of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
and all the County citizenry, that we express our sincere appreciation to Carter for his outstanding service and
dedication to broadcasting sports throughout the County and this region, and wish him the best in his retirement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be presented to Dennis Carter.
Given under my hand this 17th day of December, 2019.
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