There are many men and women who do great things in our Baton Rouge community day in and day out. Every once in a while we are given an opportunity to honor these amazing people! One of our own, here at Team Toyota, was honored this week by being named one of the 2011 Marketer of the Year Honorees. Victor has truly had an impressive career, contributing to several organizations and receiving numerous awards for his accomplishments. What is really impressive about this man though is his involvement in giving back to our community. As you will see in the following article written about Victor, he has contributed much to both Baton Rouge and Louisiana as a whole. We are excited to be able to honor his efforts and know that there is only more to come as Victor continues on with his careers both with CST and with us here at the Team Automotive Group.
Article written about Victor
in the 2011 Marketer of the Year Honorees brochure:
Victor Howell enters his
third season with the Hornets as the host of Hornets Tonight, the 30 minute pre-game
show on CST. He serves as sideline reporter during the CST broadcasts. During
the 2011-12 season, Howell will host the Monty Williams coach’s show on CST.
Victor is in his tenth year
with CST, serving as host of the award-winning studio program CST Tonight,
Saints Tonight, and CST’s Fantasy Football Extra. He’s also the color analyst
for LSU basketball games on CST. In addition to his work with CST, Howell
serves as the media director for the Team Automotive Group in Baton
Rouge and can be seen on air as the spokesperson for Team Toyota. This year he led a campaign
that raised over $2,000
for St. Jude Children’s Medical Center, as well as a campaign that raised
over $5,000
for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
A 1991 graduate of LSU,
Howell spent 11 years at WAFB-TV, the CBS affiliate in Baton Rouge, LA as a sports
anchor/host/reporter. He was awarded the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award of Excellence
for Regional Sports Reporting (2001), Best Sportscast by the Baton Rouge Gambit
(1999 & 2000), and Best Sportscast by the Louisiana Sportswriters
Association. He was also honored for Outstanding Contribution to High School
Athletics by the National Football League Foundation and Hall of Fame
(1993-94), and was named a Top 40 Under 40 Baton Rouge Community Leader by The Baton Rouge Business Report in
2000. Prior to transferring to LSU, Howell was a two-year letterman in
basketball at The University of Tulsa under Coach J. D. Barnett. The Golden
Hurricane won the Missouri Valley Conference and advanced to the NCAA
Tournament during his freshman season before losing to Oklahoma in the West
Regional. He was awarded the Leon Alvoid Award for outstanding team leadership
and sportsmanship following both the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons.
The 42-year old Howell
continues to be active with various fundraising
and charitable organizations throughout southern Louisiana, and during his
free time, performed with the band LOUISIANA for 19 years and
enjoys spending getaway time with his family. Victor and his wife Krystal have
one daughter, Kathryn.
As you can see, Victor has
been an incredibly busy person for the past 24 years of his life, but no matter
how busy life gets he always remembers what is most important; giving back. So from all of
us here at Team Toyota, we want to thank
Victor for his unwavering devotion to stay involved and always put others
first.
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