Atlanta Gas Light Company and WSB Radio Honor the Late Mayor Maynard Jackson With Shining Light Award.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004 The late Maynard Jackson Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. (March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. , the first African-American mayor of Atlanta who created new opportunities in government for minorities and women, was honored today with the 40th Shining Light Award by Atlanta Gas Light Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGLC), commonly known as Atlanta Gas Light, is the largest natural gas wholesaler in the Southeast U.S., and is the AGL in AGL Resources. It was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Atlanta, as is AGL Resources. Company (AGLC AGLC Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (Canada) AGLC Atlanta Gas Light Company ) and WSB WSB World Superbike WSB Washington Savings Bank (stock symbol) WSB World Series Baseball (Sega game) WSB Welcome South Brother (radio) WSB Weak Stability Boundary Radio. AGLC also presented a $10,000 donation to Maynard H. Jackson Youth Foundation, which is devoted to fostering leadership in Atlanta youth. Over its 40-year history, the Shining Light Award has become an Atlanta and Georgia tradition of honoring outstanding leaders whose selfless community service has served as examples to others. The award is an ever-burning old-fashioned gas light. Jackson's lamp will be installed within the next few months at the intersection of "Sweet" Auburn Avenue and Peachtree Street Peachtree Street is the main north-south street of Atlanta, Georgia. The city grew up around this one street, and many of its historical and municipal buildings are or were located along it. , a site that symbolized Jackson's dreams of a unified Atlanta. The award was presented by Paula G. Rosput, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGL Resources, parent company of AGLC. Accepting the award was Valerie Jackson, Mayor Jackson's widow. "Maynard Jackson's passing left such a void in our community that there is a huge need to recognize his many contributions," said Rosput, who read a moving excerpt about Jackson and his grandfather from the book "Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn" by Gary M. Pomerantz. "Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. meant so much to so many. His leadership, symbolized by this light, will always be a guide for us." "This light so personifies Maynard's radiant soul and positive belief that the light at the end of the tunnel is not another train," said Valerie Jackson in accepting the award. "Maynard's light was a glow that took in everybody and everything around him." Rosput presented the award at a luncheon for about 200 friends and members of the Jackson family, including three of the late mayor's five children: Brooke Jackson Edmond, Maynard "Buzzy" Jackson III and Valerie Amanda Jackson. Ingrid Saunders Jones, senior vice president, corporate external affairs at The Coca-Cola Company, and a former member of Jackson's staff, called the gathering a reunion: "We can't talk about the City of Atlanta without talking about Maynard Jackson. He gave voice to those who had no voice." A poignant moment came when Rita McCauley, an administrative assistant at AGL Resources, presented to his widow a scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. that she had prepared about Mayor Jackson. Other prominent Georgians who have received the award include: former President Jimmy Carter; Ambassador and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young; entrepreneurs and philanthropists J. B. Fuqua J.B. Fuqua (pronounced "few-kwa") (June 16, 1918 – April 5, 2006) was a businessman, philanthropist and chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises. Born John Brooks Elam, Jr. and Truett Cathy; baseball player and businessman Hank Aaron; Sen. Zell Miller; and historian Franklin Garrett. About Atlanta Gas Light Company Atlanta Gas Light Company, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant ), provides delivery service to more than 1.5 million customers in Georgia. In operation since 1856, the company is one of the oldest corporations in the state. For more information, visit www.atlantagaslight.com. About AGL Resources AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE: ATG) is an Atlanta-based energy services holding company, and was named 2003 Gas Company of the Year by Platts Global Energy Awards. Its utility subsidiaries - Atlanta Gas Light Company, Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga Gas Company - serve approximately 1.8 million customers in three states. Houston-based subsidiary Sequent Energy Management provides natural gas asset management and producer services. As a member of the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. AGL (programming) AGL - (Atelier de Genie Logiciel) French for IPSE. Networks, the company's telecommunications subsidiary, owns and operates fiber optic networks in Atlanta and Phoenix. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com. About WSB Radio NewsTalk 750 WSB is Atlanta's source for news, weather, traffic, entertaining and informative talk and Atlanta Braves baseball. WSB is the home of nationally syndicated talk show hosts Neal Boortz and consumer watchdog Clark Howard. NewsTalk 750 WSB has been ranked by Arbitron media research as the nation's number one news/talk station. The station is owned and operated by Cox Radio Inc. (CXR CXR abbr. chest x-ray CXR, n chest x-ray; an image of the thoracic cavity, produced by an irradiation scan of the upper torso. ) which is the country's third largest radio holding company, owning 78 stations clustered in 18 markets. PHOTO OF PAULA ROSPUT PRESENTING THE AWARD TO VALERIE JACKSON AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE CALL NICK GOLD, 404-584-3457 404-275-9501. |
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