Full Text of HR0948 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the staff of WGLT Public | 4 | | Radio on the occasion of the station's 50th anniversary in | 5 | | 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, WGLT's first broadcast was held on February 6, | 7 | | 1966 from Illinois State University; the station has been a | 8 | | public service of the University ever since; WGLT stands for | 9 | | Gladly Learn and Teach, inspired by the University's motto: | 10 | | "Gladly we learn and teach"; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, WGLT has served central Illinois with | 12 | | comprehensive local, national, and international news, | 13 | | information, and entertainment for 5 decades, including | 14 | | programming from National Public Radio, Public Radio | 15 | | International, and other public radio networks; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, WGLT News has been honored with scores of awards | 17 | | for excellence in broadcast journalism, including 96 regional | 18 | | Associated Press awards, 34 regional and 5 national Edward R. | 19 | | Murrow awards, 6 regional and 2 national UPI awards, and 4 | 20 | | national awards from Public Radio News Directors, Inc.; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, WGLT has acted as a catalyst for McLean County's |
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| 1 | | thriving arts and cultural community by bringing award-winning | 2 | | national artists, speakers, and performers to central | 3 | | Illinois; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, With financial support from the community it | 5 | | serves, WGLT has grown to become more than radio, connecting | 6 | | central Illinois to the wider world through ideas, engagement, | 7 | | and entertainment; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | congratulate the staff of WGLT Public Radio on the occasion of | 11 | | the station's 50th anniversary in 2016 and wish them continued | 12 | | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to WGLT Public Radio as a symbol of our esteem and | 15 | | respect.
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