#22-Ward Burton will appear in a series of radio and television announcements for Virginia’s state parks, Gov. Mark R. Warner said Monday. Burton, a Halifax County native and current Daytona 500 champion, will speak on behalf of the park system in the public service announcements that are slated to air on more than 80 radio stations and almost 30 TV stations. The ads will air as part of a long-term agreement between the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. Warner said Burton’s “popularity as a NASCAR personality and his lifelong commitment to the outdoors will be a tremendous benefit to promoting Virginia State Parks.” Burton is an avid outdoorsman and has established a foundation to promote wildlife conservation, the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation. The foundation manages land along the Staunton River and is raising funds to acquire an adjoining tract and to build an environmental education center.( Daily Press/AP )(1-7-2003)
