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2010 Officers & Board Members - More Bios Coming Soon!

President:   Mike Herzing
1st Vice President-Membership:    Neal White
2nd Vice President-Activities/Communication:   Guillermo De La Corte
3rd Vice President-Events: Gretha Gudmundsson
Secretary: Lynn David Cole
Treasurer: Michael Marrs
Director At -Large: Marlon Hanson
Director At-Large: Steve Statham
Past President: Harold Gunn

     

Michael Herzing - President                 

Michael is owner and founder of Accurate Auto Center, a full service automotive repair facility located in Tomball, Texas. He founded the business in 1979 after spending 8 years at dealerships as technician, service, and parts managers.

An ASE certified Master Tech, Michael is a founding member of the National Council of Automotive Service Executives, a proud member of the Texas Auto Writers Association, Editor-in Chief for Lets Talk Wheels.com, and Automotive Editor for the Houston Community Newspaper Syndicate. Since 2003, Michael has Co-Hosted (along with Harold Gunn) the syndicated radio program The Automotive Reporter, based in Houston and part of the growing BIZ Radio network. Michael is a native Houstonian and resides in NW Houston with his sons Josh and Travis.

 

Michael Marrs - 2nd Vice President 

Michael is a freelance automotive journalist and photographer working from his Southeast Texas location in Nederland, Texas.

Having developed an interest in automobiles at an early age, street racing finally led to the drag strip and custom car shows where Michael and his friends wanted pictures of their cars.  It was the need to create those images that led to the beginning of a lifelong interest in photography which has included attending multiple Santa Fe Photographic Workshops.  Obtaining a B.S. degree in Business Management eventually led to developing a corporate writing style as a Process Engineer, and it was combining those two skills that opened the first doors into the world of freelance automotive journalism.   

In addition to being an active Texas Auto Writers Association member, Michael is a member of the Texas Professional Photographers Association.

 

 

HAROLD GUNN - Past President 2008 

Harold is the producer and co-host of the syndicated radio programs, The Automotive Reporter and Texas Outdoor News. For over 35 years he has been a writer, producer and host of radio and television interview, information and entertainment programs airing regionally and nationally. Harold has written, produced, and been a spokesman for thousands of radio and television commercials through his advertising/public relations consulting and production company, Claymore Productions. He is familiar to companies around the world through his years of appearing in the highly successful "Safety Shorts" videos. Harold is a fifth generation Texas rancher with a lifetime of outdoor experience from Alaska to Africa. In addition to TAWA™, he is a member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association, Southeast Outdoor Press Association, and the Outdoor Writers Association of America. His writing credits include Texas Outdoors Journal, GUNS Magazine, SHOT Business, Texas Fish and Game, and Texas Driver magazines. Harold is the 1998 recipient of the "John Wootter's Award for Excellence in Broadcasting and Journalism," awarded the American Cancer Society Major Market Radio Feature First Place in 1996 and 2002, is a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and in 2003 was honored as a "Pioneer of Broadcasting" by the Texas Association of Broadcasters.



TAWA's Presidents

Peter Hubbard, Houston Post -- 1st
Tom Wolfgang, San Antonio Light -- 2nd
Don James*, Wichita Falls Records and Journal -- 3rd
Rosville Embry*, Dallas Freelance -- 4th
Tim Spell, Houston Chronicle -- 5th
Todd Hayes, Houston Area Radio -- 6th
Bruce Castleberry, Dallas Morning News -- 7th
Stephanie Lauridsen, ASTN -- 8th
Roger Gray, Houston Radio Station -- 9th
Dorris Ellis, The Houston Sun -- 10th
Marlon Hanson, Focus Daily News -- 11th
Dave Boldt -- Dallas Observer -- 12th
Albert Flores, La Prensa -- 13th
Harold Gunn, Automotive Reporter -- 14th



*deceased

Charter Members

Martin Brock, Tom Wolfgang, Peter Hubbard, Dave Sullins, T.Q. Jones and Steven Cole Smith

Manufacturers' Support Companies

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Interstate One Southwest
Shows and Shoots
Specialty Transport

Participating Manufacturers

TAWA's members evaluate vehicles from the following manufacturers: Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, DaimlerChrysler, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hummer, Hyundai, Isuzu, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln-Mercury, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saab, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volvo and Volkswagen.

Once journalists complete their evaluation of the vehicle, a review of the vehicle is either published or broadcast on radio or television.