Full Text of HR0844 97th General Assembly
HR0844 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, For 90 years, WILL-AM, WILL-FM, and WILL-TV have | 3 | | provided a lifeline of information to people across much of the | 4 | | State of Illinois; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Public radio station WILL-AM (then known as WRM) | 6 | | aired its first official broadcast on April 6, 1922, when radio | 7 | | was new and experimental, using one 50-watt vacuum tube in a | 8 | | University of Illinois electrical engineering laboratory; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1941, WILL-FM (then known as WIUC) signed on | 10 | | with its first FM license to the University of Illinois, and | 11 | | ever since has offered Illinois listeners music and news to | 12 | | nourish the spirit and mind; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1955, WILL-TV went on the air, broadcasting | 14 | | from makeshift studios under the stands of the University of | 15 | | Illinois' Memorial Stadium, preserving the history, culture, | 16 | | and stories of Illinois residents, and engaging the children of | 17 | | the State with educational programming; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1974, WILL established the membership | 19 | | organization known as Friends of WILL; today, donations from | 20 | | supporters provide strong local financial backing, making up | 21 | | 42% of the public media organization's operating revenue; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2009, WILL Radio-TV-Online became Illinois | 2 | | Public Media, while retaining the individual identities of | 3 | | WILL-AM, WILL-FM, and WILL-TV, to better reflect its expansion | 4 | | into the community and the Internet; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, Illinois Public Media is still true to | 6 | | its original spirit of innovation and its original mission of | 7 | | service; today, it makes use of new technology to bring the | 8 | | people of the State of Illinois stories about their communities | 9 | | and their world; Illinois Public Media helps students learn | 10 | | core subjects using digital media; and Illinois Public Media | 11 | | gives voice to local arts, provides knowledge and new ideas, | 12 | | and assists in local community needs; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we congratulate everyone involved with Illinois Public Media on | 16 | | the occasion of the 90th anniversary and wish them the best in | 17 | | their continued endeavors to bring quality programming to the | 18 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Illinois Public Media as a symbol of our respect | 21 | | and esteem.
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