The Granville County Chamber’s Annual Banquet has been scheduled for Monday evening, January 25th, 6:30 pm in Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus Civic Center.
Meetings committee chairman William Adcock announces that the evening will once again include the presentation of the Chamber’s most prestigious award, the John Penn Citizen of the Year Award, recognizing outstanding community service.
Guest presenter for the evening will be Scott Mason, Reporter, WRAL-TV and “The Tarheel Traveler”. “Mason is a broadcast journalist with more than 30 years of television experience. Scott has worked as a reporter and bureau chief for several network affiliates.” His “success caught the attention of WRAL-TV. In April , 1997, Scott became the station’s Documentary Producer. He researched, wrote and produced nine documentaries before adding his talents to the nightly news team as a reporter specializing in features.
Today, Scott is known as the Tar Heel Traveler. His Monday-Thursday features series on WRAL takes viewers along the back roads of North Carolina where he meets memorable characters, finds out-of-the-way places and unearths fascinating historical footnotes. The series has become so popular it has led to Tar Heel Traveler half-hour specials, which Scott produces each quarter.”
Scott has also published two books about his television adventures: Tar Heel Traveler: Journeys Across North Carolina and Tar Heel Traveler Eats: Food Journeys Across North Carolina (2014).
A buffet dinner will be provided by Chamber member Ted’s Catering. Tickets are $40 each. Corporate tables of 8, with reserved seating, are available for $300.00. Corporate tables of 10, reserved seating, are available for $380.00. Tickets/reservations are required prior to the event. Checks or credit card payments are accepted by contacting one of the Chamber’s offices – 919.693.6125/Wanda, wanda@granville-chamber.com or 919.528.4994/Toni Anne, tawheeler@granville-chamber.com.
Banquet sponsors are: Duke Energy as the presenting sponsor; BB&T, CertainTeed, Granville Health System, The School of Graphic Arts, and Time Warner Cable.