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A native of Hawkins County, Mike graduated from the University of Tennessee and is the Director of Operations for Citadel Broadcasting of Knoxville. He and his wife Vivica have four children, three of whom are married, and one grandchild.
Mike is on the Finance Committee, Beer Board, Board of Zoning Appeals, Cable TV committee and was named by Mayor Ragsdale to serve on the new Ethics Committee. He was selected by CTAS to serve on a special legislative committee looking at ways to improve the state's sunshine law. He is also the East Tennessee Development District representative on the regional Transportation Planning Organization.
Active in the community, Mike has served on the boards of United Way, Tennessee Theater, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Knox County Drug Court, and has consulted numerous charities regarding fund raising. He was a member of the Leadership Knoxville class of 1998.
He has been named Broadcaster of the Year by the Associated Press, Program Director of the Year by the Country Music Association, and received the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for his coverage of tornadoes striking East Tennessee in 1996. He was a recent recipient of the lifetime achievement award by the Knox County Council of PTA and Farragut Primary School.
