Champions of Character

You're Invited to Invest in the Mission of the Prattville-Autauga Character Coalition!

The Prattville-Autauga Character Coalition is proud to host our annual Champions of Character event. This year, we will honor our Champion of Character, Rick Karle.

🗓 Date: Thursday, August 27
🕕 Time: 6:00-8:00 P.M.
📍 Location: Central Alabama Community College, Prattville, AL 36066

The Prattville-Autauga Character Coalition, a non-profit organization established in 2007, aims to strengthen our community by fostering character development and education among our citizens. The Champion of Character Award was established in 2015 to honor leaders who exemplify good character in their daily lives.

About Rick Karle:
A 43-year veteran of TV news, Rick is a native of Syracuse, New York, and has spent 37 years in Birmingham. He began his career as the sports director at WBRC TV in 1989, shortly after overcoming cancer. Over his 30 years at Channel 6, he created the popular “Sideline” high school football show and has won over 50 Associated Press Awards, 24 regional Emmy Awards, and a National Edward R. Murrow Award. In 2019, he joined WVTM 13 as a morning news anchor and received a lifetime Emmy Award in 2023.

Rick has also been a Heisman voter, a board member at the American Cancer Society, and a co-host of the Cerebral Palsy Telethon. Currently, he is a partner at Sky High Studios, writes for AL.com, co-hosts The Good Company Podcast, and shares positive stories on his Rick Karle Good News Facebook page.

Rick has been married for 42 years to Jill, a Shelby County attorney. They have two children: Noah, a 2020 Vanderbilt graduate, and Mia, a 2023 NYU graduate.

The event will feature a silent auction and dinner. You do not want to miss out!

💼 Want to support the mission to promote excellent character in our community? Become a sponsor today! Various sponsorship levels are available, all of which include tickets to the event.