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Source: The Eagle, Bryan, TexasAug.儲存 09--Mike Wright, the general manager of KBTX-TV, has been named "Broadcaster of the Year" by the Texas Association of Broadcasters.Wright has been in the broadcast industry for 41 years. He was presented with the award Thursday at a banquet during the group's annual convention in Austin.The award honors someone who has shown outstanding service to broadcasting and the community, and Wright was chosen for the award by a committee within the association.Wright began his broadcasting career working the turntables at Mexia radio station KBUS at the age of 11. He joined KBTX in 1991 as national sales manager and soon became co-anchor of Brazos Valley This Morning. He became the station's general manager in 2003.In the past year, Wright has led the station through the reconstruction of its newsroom and studio. KBTX was recently awarded 27 Texas Associated Press awards, including the Overall Excellence in Television award, and the station earned its first regional Edward R. Murrow Award, Newscast of the Year from the Headliners Club of Austin and two Lone Star Emmys.Wright, who hosts a segment during First News at 4 in which he addresses 新蒲崗迷你倉iewers' emails and comments regarding the station's news coverage and other issues, believes in community involvement and encourages KBTX employees to be active in organizations and community groups. The station's "Food for Families" Food Drive is the largest fundraiser for the Brazos Valley Food Bank, raising 203,000 pounds of food and $175,000 in 2012.Ben Downs, general manager of Bryan Broadcasting, said his radio stations work with KBTX on many community projects."When we schedule a forum with local candidates, we assume Mike's station will be there streaming the video on the KBTX website," Downs said in an article about Wright's award posted on the Texas Association of Broadcasters website. "Mike's leadership shows his staff that competition stops when it comes to serving our community."In addition to his duties at the television station, Wright continues to be involved in radio, what he calls his first "true love." For the past 22 years, he has called the play-by-play for the A&M Consolidated High School football team.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Eagle (Bryan, Texas) Visit The Eagle (Bryan, Texas) at .theeagle.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage