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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Tom Miller on his |
| 4 | | retirement from WJPF News Radio after nearly 50 years on the |
| 5 | | air; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tom Miller is a lifelong resident of Southern |
| 7 | | Illinois from Harrisburg, where he has been delivering news |
| 8 | | and entertainment on the radio to the people of Southern |
| 9 | | Illinois for decades; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Tom Miller began his career as a music DJ in 1976 |
| 11 | | before eventually moving into news; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Tom Miller has been the host of the WJPF Morning |
| 13 | | Newswatch on news radio in addition to serving as the program |
| 14 | | director for WJPF and WCIL-AM, and he has also served as |
| 15 | | operations manager for River Radio and its six regional |
| 16 | | stations; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Under Tom Miller's leadership, WJPF has received |
| 18 | | the Medium Market Station of the Year award and the Best Public |
| 19 | | Service Program award from the Illinois Broadcasters |
| 20 | | Association; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tom Miller received the Leaders Among Us Award |
| 2 | | from the Southern Illinoisan newspaper and the Seven Seals |
| 3 | | Award from the Illinois National Guard for his work supporting |
| 4 | | local service members; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Known for his humility, Tom Miller rarely drew |
| 6 | | attention to himself but instead highlighted others; |
| 7 | | throughout his career, he interviewed political leaders and |
| 8 | | community members from across the state and around the nation; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Tom Miller has demonstrated significant civic |
| 11 | | engagement by previously serving on the board of trustees of |
| 12 | | the Bald Knob Cross of Peace and running for Williamson County |
| 13 | | Board of Commissioners in addition to his interviews with |
| 14 | | political leaders and community members; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Tom Miller has hosted politicians, sports |
| 16 | | figures, rock and roll legends, community leaders, medical |
| 17 | | professionals, and members of every other profession in |
| 18 | | between as the anchor of WJPF Radio's Morning Newswatch |
| 19 | | program; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, The people of Southern Illinois will surely miss |
| 21 | | Tom Miller's insightful interviews, commentary, and unmatched |
| 22 | | personality from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM Monday through Friday; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tom Miller's nearly 50 years of service to the |
| 2 | | radio industry in Southern Illinois has made him the region's |
| 3 | | top radio news anchorman; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Tom Miller will especially be remembered for his |
| 5 | | journalistic wisdom; therefore, be it
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| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 7 | | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 8 | | we congratulate Tom Miller on his retirement, and we thank him |
| 9 | | for his nearly five decades of dedicated service to the people |
| 10 | | and communities of Southern Illinois as he has been a strong |
| 11 | | and steady voice guiding the region through good times and |
| 12 | | bad; and be it further
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 14 | | presented to Tom Miller and River Radio as a token of our |
| 15 | | esteem and respect. |