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  Burks, Edward J. "Eddie"
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  2010-01-01  
 
NameEdward J. "Eddie" Burks
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Asheboro, North Carolina , United States
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Websitehttp://burks4senate.com/
Born August 17, 1961 (62 years)
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Feb 22, 2010 01:53pm
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InfoEdward James Burks – Eddie – was born in Greensboro, NC on August 17, 1961 to Edward and Dora Burks, an illiterate millworker and a legal, Canadian immigrant. He grew up in Randolph County, where he and his two brothers were pretty much on their own after the death of their mother in 1973. He was blessed with a strong work ethic to earn his own way in every aspect of life.

Eddie graduated from Eastern Randolph High School in 1979, earned his BS Degree in Broadcast Communications from Western Carolina University in 1983, worked in radio for a number of years and in 1987 was elected Mayor of his hometown, Franklinville, NC at the age of 26. He served his two year term and returned to college at UNC-Greensboro earning a Master of Education Degree in Speech Communication in 1991. He struggled to find a career for the next year working in a machine shop and other manual labor jobs until he was hired by Time Warner Cable as an advertising executive and later successfully served as a sales manager until 2003. While at Time Warner he developed numerous business relationships across North Carolina as business owners sought his knowledge of effectively marketing their business interests. This led to his development of The Burks Agency, LLC where he has helped numerous small businesses succeed even in tough economic times. In 2007 the citizens of Asheboro elected him to City Council, where he is proving to be an effective leader and voice for the people in the city.

Always active in the community, Eddie has served his friends and neighbors in many aspects throughout his life. Since 2000 he served professionally as the President of the Piedmont Triad Advertising Federation as well as NC Governor of the American Advertising Federation and was named Advertising Person of the Year for 2000. An active Kiwanis Club member, he’s served as President of the Asheboro club and has been recognized for communication achievements. A born-again Christian, Eddie is a member of Bailey’s Grove Baptist Church in Asheboro where he serves as Deacon and usher. He serves leadership roles on various boards of director for Habitat For Humanity, The United Way, Crime Stoppers and The Salvation Army.

Eddie married Andra Burgess Burks on June 9, 1995. She’s a middle school math and science teacher in Chatham County at Silk Hope School. Andra has been named Teacher of the Year for Chatham County. How beneficial would it be for the government to actually ask a great teacher how to improve education? Eddie and Andra have no children, but are blessed with eleven nephews and nieces.


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