A JOINT RESOLUTION expressing appreciation to the triangle radio reading service for providing twenty‑five years of service to its listeners.
Whereas, Triangle Radio Reading Service (TRRS) was founded by the late Ben Eason, who died on August 22, 2006, and Dr. Ed Funkhouser, an Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University; and
Whereas, TRRS provides local news and information 24 hours a day to people who are elderly, blind, and print-impaired on an audio network of radio, television, and cable; and
Whereas, TRRS provides its listeners in the broadcast area with specially tuned SCA receivers that are free of charge; and
Whereas, TRRS serves more than 15,000 people in the 20‑county area covering Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, and Wake Counties; and
Whereas, listeners in portions of Cumberland, Franklin, Guilford, Hoke, Johnston, Montgomery, Nash, Rockingham, Vance, and Warren Counties can also pick up the broadcasts; and
Whereas, TRRS is operated by 150 volunteers and two full‑time staff members; and
Whereas, TRRS deserves recognition for providing 25 years of invaluable service to the elderly, blind, and print-impaired; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
SECTION 1.  The General Assembly honors the memory of Ben Eason and expresses its appreciation for the role he and Dr. Ed Funkhouser played in founding the Triangle Radio Reading Service.
SECTION 2.  The General Assembly congratulates Triangle Radio Reading Service on its 25th anniversary.
SECTION 3.  The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the President of the Triangle Radio Reading Service Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.