Career
He succeeded Doug Weathers, following Weathers" retirement in 2001. Dixon was selected as Savannah"s Favorite Media Personality 14 years in a row by readers of Savannah Magazine. He has earned a similar title for many years from the readers of Connect Savannah.
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Dixon returned to broadcasting after a long career in politics. He was twice elected to the Garden City, Georgia City Council, then elected to five terms in the Georgia House of Representatives, where he served on key committees, chairing several related to industry and transportation. A strong supporter of the United States. military, Dixon was named an Honorary Night Stalker (160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment) by the Secretary of the Army.
Dixon served as a State Representative in the Georgia General Assembly from 1989 to 1997.
He represented West Chatham County. While in the House, he served on the Appropriations, Rules, Transportation, Reapportionment, Industry, and Interstate Cooperation Committees.
He chaired the State Highways Subcommittee on Transportation. In 2002, the Georgia Legislature voted to rename the intersection of State Route 21 and Jimmy DeLoach Parkway in his honor.
The area is now known as the Sonny Dixon Interchange.
