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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, WSIU Public Television, Carbondale, the Public
3Broadcasting Service member station licensed to the Southern
4Illinois University Board of Trustees, will celebrate 50 years
5of educational and public service television broadcasting on
6November 6, 2011; and
 
7    WHEREAS, WSIU-TV has broadcast high-quality Public
8Broadcasting Service (PBS) programs for viewers of all ages to
9more than 1.2 million television households in Illinois,
10Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee; WSIU-TV devotes
11over 80 hours per week to PBS Kids programs and extends the
12educational experience by hosting workshops for teachers,
13childcare providers, families, and other caregivers,
14distributing books, and coordinating events focusing on
15literacy, science, and health; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The people of Illinois have been well served by
17the station's long history of producing and broadcasting
18award-winning local programming created by students, staff,
19and faculty at SIU Carbondale that reflect the State's unique
20historical, cultural, and artistic heritage; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The station's historic commitment to providing
22hands-on learning opportunities to generations of

 

 

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1Radio-Television students has prepared thousands of SIU
2Carbondale graduates for careers in television production,
3news, public affairs, and station operations and
4administration, earning SIU Carbondale a reputation as a
5national leader in broadcast education; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The talents of broadcasters, producers, and
7journalists at WSIU-TV have been brought together by WSIU-TV to
8inform the people of Illinois about the State's legislative
9process and political system through programs like the Illinois
10Lawmakers series, regularly scheduled interviews with members
11of the General Assembly, Illinois executive officers, and
12members of the Illinois congressional delegation, and
13election-year forums, debates, and candidate interviews; and
 
14    WHEREAS, WSIU-TV is a nationally-recognized educational
15institution that has been honored by Congress and the White
16House for its creativity in implementing Ready to Learn, as
17well as other school readiness and enhancement programs, like
18PBS Kids Raising Readers and PBS TeacherLine; WSIU-TV also
19inspires positive change through community engagement by
20addressing local issues with programs, panel discussions, and
21local specials; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we honor the employees of WSIU Public Television for their
2efforts to enrich the lives of Illinois residents by combining
3the power of public media with the power of people to
4strengthen our communities over the past five decades; and be
5it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That the special efforts of the thousands of
7students, faculty, and staff who have worked at WSIU Public
8Television since its inception be recognized in this
9anniversary season; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to WSIU Public Broadcasting Executive Director Greg
12Petrowich as an expression of our esteem.