Bill Saffo

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Bill Saffo
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Mayor Saffo, July 2008
Mayor of Wilmington
Assumed office
July 11, 2006

As mayor, he helped usher in the age of digital television on September 8, 2008, when Wilmington became the first city in the United States to switch over from the previous analog television platform. [14] [15]

Having won every mayoral election since his appointment in 2006, Saffo became Wilmington's longest-serving mayor after he again won reelection on November 7, 2017, surpassing the record set in 1937 by Walter H. Blair, who held the office for 11 years. [16] As of 2023, Saffo is serving his eighth consecutive term as mayor. [17]

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  12. Gannon, Patrick (February 11, 2009). ""Beam signing" indicates there's no turning back on Convention Center". StarNews . Wilmington, N.C.: Gannett. ProQuest   285685896 . Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  13. Wagner, Adam (April 18, 2016). "Wilmington Convention Center reports strongest year yet". TCA Regional News . Chicago: Tribune Publishing. ProQuest   1781476654 . Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  14. Schatz, Amy; Johnson, Fawn (September 9, 2008). "Digital-TV Switch Is Tested". The Wall Street Journal . Dow Jones & Company . Retrieved May 10, 2023.
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  16. James, Andrew (November 8, 2017). "Saffo makes history with another election win; Barnett to join council incumbents". WWAY . Wilmington, N.C.: Morris Multimedia . Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  17. Buckland, Tim (November 7, 2017). "Saffo headed to victory". StarNews . Wilmington, N.C.: Gannett . Retrieved May 10, 2023.