- Born near
Midland City, Alabama (Dale County)
- Educated
in public schools and graduated from Dale County High School in Ozark,
Alabama.
- Served
in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman First Class aboard heavy cruiser USS Bremerton.
- Attended
Troy State University on the GI Bill and graduated with a B.S. Degree
in Business-English-Education in 1949. Did announcing for radio station
WTBF while in college. Received Honorary Doctor of Law degree from TSU
in 1983.
- Taught
business subjects at Cottonwood (Alabama) High School for two years.
- Did graduate
work in broadcasting at Northwestern University and NBC Chicago.
- Worked
as Program Director, Sports Director, and Announcer for WDIG in Dothan,
Alabama for three years.
- First
television job was as Sports Director and Announcer for WEAR-TV, Pensacola
for six years.
- Was founder,
president, and majority stockholder of WPEX-FM in Pensacola (now WMEZ).
- Served
as Sports Director of WSFA-TV in Montgomery, Alabama and did Auburn
football statewide telecast with Coach Shug Jordan in the early sixties.
- Served
as Sports Director and State News Editor of WJHG-TV in Panama City,
Florida.
- Owned
and operated the Earl Hutto Advertising Agency.
- Elected
to the Florida House of Representatives in 1972 and served three terms.
- After
six years in the Florida Legislature was elected to the U.S. Congress
in 1978, and served eight terms (16 years) until retirement January
3, 1995.
- Committee
assignments were the Armed Services Committee and the Merchant Marine
and Fisheries Committee. Was Chairman of the Technology Transfer Panel
to deal with slippage of technology to the former Soviet Union. Was
appointed to chair the Special Operations Forces Panel that led to legislation
creating the U.S. Special Operations Command. In the 100th Congress
was elected Chairman of the Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommittee.
Congressman Hutto served as Chairman of the Readiness Subcommittee of
the House Armed Services Committee during the 101st, 102nd, and 103rd
Congresses (six years) until his retirement.
- Awards
include: Legislator of the Year by the Florida Association of Retarded
Citizens; Legislator of the Year by the Florida Community College Association;
Legislator of the Year by the Sunshine State Association of the Blind;
During his time in Congress received Guardian of Small Business Award
from the National Federation of Independent Business in '86, '88, '90,
'92 and '94; Received Watchdog of the Treasury Awards for six straight
Congresses; Spirit of Enterprise Leadership Award presented by the American
Security Council; Distinguished Service Award of U.S. Navy League in
1988; Life Values Award, American Coalition for Life 1988; Nathan Hale
Award, Florida Reserve Association 1988; Alumnus of the Year Award,
Troy State University 1980; Eagle of Freedom Award, American Security
Council 1982-94; Legislative Award, National Association of Boating
Law Administrators in 1988; Friend of the Family, Christian Coalition
1992; Along with Minority Leader Bob Michael received American Security
Council's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994; was first recipient of
Earl Hutto Award for Most Significant Contributions to Air Force Special
Operations Command in 1994; American Defense Preparedness Association's
Lynn Rylander Award for Distinguished Service to Special Operations
Forces in 1994; American Logistics Association's Distinguished Service
Award in 1994; National Guard Association of the U.S. Charles Dick Medal
of Merit 1994.
- Wrote
Captain Supreme Goes to Washington an autobiography (1997).
- Hutto,
a Baptist, is married to the former Nancy Myers, of Oviedo, Florida.
They have two daughters, Lori Hutto and Amy Stubblefield (married to
Marty Stubblefield) and two granddaughters, Ellie and Abbie.
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