Innerviews: ; I Have Changed My Corner of the World; Tireless Ambassador Makes His Mark On South Charleston
Charleston Gazette › December 08, 2009
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Hes the proverbial ball of fire, a perpetual whirling dervish who tackles projects with the idealistic enthusiasm of a schoolboy, the aggressive determination of a pit bull and the promotional proficiency of The Music Man, professor Harold Hill. An extensive list of organizations, honors and community contributions reflect the success of his upbeat, proactive approach. Distinguished West Virginian awards from six governors line one wall of an office crammed with enough memorabilia to fill a Smithsonian wing. Pictures of him with celebrities and political VIPs cover the walls, as well as the ceiling. Five gigantic scrapbooks brim with news clippings about his civic involvements. Since 1999, Bob Anderson has served busily as executive director of the South Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau. More than four decades of city and state government work started in 1965 as South Charlestons recreation director. The trademark exuberance has prevailed even in the face of sorrowful personal setbacks. At 66, Mr. South Charleston shows no signs of slowing down.
"I grew up in Virginia, until the sixth grade. When I was in school there, I had my first three jobs. I would carry coal in for people, and I had a little wagon, and we would collect scrap iron and sell it and collect pop bottles and sell them.See the full content of this document
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Innerviews: ; I Have Changed My Corner of the World; Tireless Ambassador Makes His Mark On South Charleston
"Also, I had a big place under the front porch with all these toys, and all the children would trade toys with each other, so I had the first toy shop when I was in grade school.
"My dad moved here in 1955 with Griffin's Bakery. The bakery was down on Jefferson Road. We lived on old Riverside Drive."When I moved here, all the children in the sixth grade knew all the sports figures. I didn't k...See the full content of this document
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