CITY OF NAPA
PROCLAMATION
Ira C. Smith Day
September
10, 2022
WHEREAS
,
Ira C. Smith be
gan his illustrious car
e
er in broadcasting in the military, serving in the
military
’
s Public
Information
Office
,
after which
he
became
th
e
r
adio announcer for
the
Uni
versity
of Michigan
football
p
rogram
; and
WHEREAS
,
he moved to the Napa Valley in 1975 to b
ecome KVON
’
s Sports Directo
r.
Thro
ughout his car
eer
he h
as announced over 600 fo
otbal
l
and
1,
300 ba
sketball games
for Napa, Justin
-
Siena, and Vintage High Schools
in Napa
; and
WHEREAS
,
considered by many as
“
the Voice o
f the Valley,
”
Smith was also the arena
announcer
for
the Sacramento Kings between 2000 and 2007 and did voice -
over work for the
NBA 2K2 video game
; and
WHER
E
AS,
Smith is
also
involved
off
-
air in
the community
, including
bei
ng Pas
t
President of
both the Kiwani
s Club and
the Napa Valley Tennis A
s
sociation
and was recognized as
the Napa Chamber of Commer
ce
Ambassador
and V
olunteer of the Year
; and
WHEREAS
,
Napa High School inducted Smith into the Na
pa High
School Athletic Hall of Fame
on March 5, 2022 and Vintage High School A
thletics and th
e B
a
y A
r
ea
Radio will
both induct him on Se
ptember 10
,
2022
; and
N
OW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
,
that
I
,
S
cott Sedgley
,
Mayor
of
the City of
Napa
,
along with
th
e
Napa City Council
do hereby
recognize
September
10 , 20
22 as Ira
C. Smith
D
ay
,
and
thank
Mr. Smith for his impact on Napa Valley Sports for over 47 years as a Sports Announcer, and con
gratul
ate h
im on b
eing
inducted
into the
Napa High School Athletics,
Vi
nt
age
High School Ath
letics
,
a
nd the
Ba
y Area Radio Hall of Fam
es
.
Dated:
September 6, 2022
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SCOTT
SEDGLEY
, MAYOR
CITY OF NAPA
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