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Former WJMA Chief Engineer, Bill “Red” Hager was presented the Friend of Orange County Education Award on August 20, 2023. Bill was graduated from Orange County High School in the class of 1958. He founded the OCHS Alumni and Friends Foundation in 2019. Since then the Foundation has raised over $100,000 to support OCHS graduates with an emphasis on Career Technical Education. Gary Greenhalgh Chairman, Marketing Committee at Orange County Education Foundation is pictured presenting the award to Hager.