4701-18 Honoring Jon "JT in the Morning" Thompson on his retirement

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Sp13Tti B O O U ,O ` ,PEACE t � a x x 1865 BILL NO. 18-08 RESOLUTION NO. 4701-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL HONORING JON "JT IN THE MORNING" THOMPSON ON HIS RETIREMENT FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AIRWAVES IN THE SOUTH BEND AND MICHIANA AREA 6# , Jon Thompson was born in New Jersey in 1947 and grew up in the Northeastern United States, mostly in Massachusetts, listening to the Boston radio stations, especially WBZ,that inspired him to both go into broadcasting and become a Red Sox fan; and 6A6,md,when Jon graduated high school and went on to broadcasting school in the shadow of Fenway Park; he obtained his first radio position in 1971 at a station in New Hampshire, although he also worked at stations in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Pennsylvania before finally landing for good in 1975 at WSBT in South Bend; and G* , as Jon's morning radio career at WSBT evolved,he became known as "JT In the Morning,"as his show offered a variety of music,talk, humor, and contests, oftentimes for fundraising purposes or other good works in the community for the benefit of the contest winners; and 6A6;" in addition to his radio career as a popular morning DJ at WSBT, Jon also in 1997 became the public-address announcer for the Notre Dame Marching Band performing at Notre Dame football games, and in 2015 for the South Bend Cubs on weekends and Mondays; and 6X9;w4 Jon has also contributed to the local sports scene as an umpire for many high school and college baseball games, and even an occasional South Bend Cubs game; and G#;,� Jon, has been an integral part of the Michiana community for 42 years and has enjoyed being "the bright good morning voice"for Michiana for his entire WSBT career; and 64 on the occasion of his retirement from the airwaves at WSBT, the South Bend Common Council is proud to recognize Jon"JT" Thompson for his many contributions of his talents to the Michiana community, including national and local charities and wishes to specifically thank him for his many years of service through"JT in the Morning"; and eag'an 1. On behalf of the citizens of South Bend, Indiana and the South Bend Common Council, we proudly and publicly recognize and thank Jon"JT"Thompson for his numerous contributions to our community, including his many sports-related and fundraising endeavors, and his daily morning wake up calls to his loyal radio audience. III• We wish JT and his wife, Marilyn, much health and happiness in Jon's retirement, and many enjoyable hours of travel to see their children and grandchildren residing in various parts of the country, along with numerous trips to historical sites around the country and elsewhere on which they plan to embark in their leisure time. (W awd *m&ed&f& /,,A4,a��aC4 20M, mbie 3�(Wo&A amd, '&&myq�