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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 Mississippi State alumnus and veteran journalist is donating his papers to the university鈥檚 Mitchell Memorial Library during a Friday [Jan. 17] ceremony.

绿巨人视频will honor Randy Bell鈥檚 45-year-career at 2 p.m. in the library鈥檚 third-floor John Grisham Room. The event is open to the public.

Bell began working at Starkville鈥檚 WKOR radio station while attending MSU. The 1974 communication graduate then pursued a career in broadcast journalism and went on to earn 23 national Edward R. Murrow Awards and 15 Radio Newsperson of the Year awards from the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters.

His papers include news clips, photos, press passes and memorabilia collected throughout his career, which has spanned nine governors, four major hurricanes, three devastating floods, dozens of deadly tornadoes and an array of state and national elections. His archive, including an online component that allows users to listen to actual news recordings, becomes part of the Mississippi Journalism Collection in Mitchell Memorial鈥檚 Special Collections department.

This collection comprises the papers of 22 Mississippi journalists, including Hodding Carter II, Turner Catledge, John Oliver Emmerich Sr., Orley M. Hood Jr., Bill Minor and Hazel Brannon Smith, among other notable professionals.

Bell has spent the bulk of his career reporting news for Jackson radio stations owned by iHeart Media. His broadcasts are now heard in other iHeart markets, including Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Tupelo and Mobile. He also serves as chairman of Mississippi鈥檚 Emergency Alert System, a role in which he helped develop the state鈥檚 AMBER Alert program. A leader in the statewide journalism community, he served as a founding member of the Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information, a past president of the Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters Association and a charter member of MAPBA鈥檚 Hall of Fame. He also is a former board member for the Radio-Television Digital News Association, representing Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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