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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Gordon "Gordy" McCollum began his career in radio 
3broadcasting in 1975 as a summer replacement at WQUA in Moline; 
4he later became the traffic manager for KRVR in Davenport, Iowa 
5in November of 1975; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, In 1977, Gordy McCollum moved on to become the 
7"Midnight Mole" at WEMO in East Moline, where he was the first 
8to introduce album rock to the Quad City area and the first to 
9play music by the band Styx; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, In 1978, Gordy McCollum moved to the Kankakee 
11area, where he worked for WKAN radio for 2 years until he was 
12given the opportunity to become station manager for WXJY in 
13Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, When Gordy McCollum recognized his love was with 
15music and not management, he returned to WKAN in 1981, where he 
16did the afternoon drive program and started his "Sixties at 
17Six" program, which was hugely popular due to him bringing 
18insight to a new generation of fans to the music; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, In 2000, after 19 years at WKAN, Gordy McCollum 
20left to go across town to work for WVLI in Bourbonnais, where 
21he continues bringing his knowledge and history of music to the 
 
 
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1Kankakee listening area to this day; he also hosts a Sunday 
2night show called "Sinatra and the Rat Pack", where he shares 
3his passion for the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and 
4Sammy Davis, Jr.; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, An active member of the community, Gordy McCollum 
6has served on the board for the American Heart Association in 
7Kankakee and has been involved with his local Rotary Club; he 
8has also served as the annual Master of Ceremonies of the 4th 
9of July Kankakee Valley Symphony concert at Kankakee Community 
10College for over 20 years; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
12NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
13congratulate Gordy McCollum for his 40 years of success in 
14radio broadcasting and thank him for his continued service in 
15sharing music with the Kankakee area; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Gordy McCollum as an expression of our 
18congratulations and appreciation for a job well done.