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South Alabama Veterans Council installs new president

The South Alabama Veterans Council will install a new president this week. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Barrow has a strong military background and history of supporting veterans.

He was officially installed on January 21st, at Vets Recover. The council is responsible for several veteran fundraisers and events in Mobile and Baldwin counties.

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.