Full Text of HR0270 95th General Assembly
HR0270 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans | 3 |
| will present its
annual "Dante Award" on May 17, 2007 to Ron | 4 |
| Magers, news anchor and reporter for ABC 7 in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Ron Magers is the co-anchor, along with Kelly | 6 |
| Brock, of the number one rated and most watched newscast in | 7 |
| Chicago; he also co-anchors the 5:00 p.m. news with Cheryl | 8 |
| Burton, also a top rated program; he joined ABC 7 in 1998; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Magers is also heard on WLS Radio 890 weekdays | 10 |
| from 3:00 to 3:20, giving his perspective on what is happening | 11 |
| around the City of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Before working for ABC 7, he worked as the anchor | 13 |
| of the 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts on WMAQ-TV; before that he | 14 |
| worked as the principal news anchor at KSTP-TV in Minneapolis, | 15 |
| Minnesota; he has also worked as a reporter and anchor in San | 16 |
| Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon;
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Magers began his career at KEZI-TV in Eugene, | 18 |
| Oregon as a reporter and news anchor; he began gaining | 19 |
| experience in high school in Toppenish, Washington, where he | 20 |
| hosted radio shows part-time; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Magers has won several awards, including seven | 2 |
| Chicago Emmy Awards, a Peter Lisagor Award, a National Press | 3 |
| Club citation, an Associated Press Award, an Illinois | 4 |
| Broadcasters Association award, the Ohio State Award, and an | 5 |
| Ethics Award from the Society of Professional Journalists;
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| WHEREAS, Ron Magers is a member of the American Federation | 7 |
| of Television and Radio Artist; he supports Heartland Alliance, | 8 |
| Baseball Cancer Charities, Northwestern University Settlement | 9 |
| House, Howard Brown Health Care, and the Greater Chicago Food | 10 |
| Depository;
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| WHEREAS, His hobbies include boating, as well as breeding | 12 |
| and racing Thoroughbred horses; and
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| WHEREAS, Ron Magers is married and lives in the City of | 14 |
| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, The Dante Award is given by the Joint Civic | 16 |
| Committee on Italian Americans in order to recognize positive | 17 |
| contributions being made by a person in the communications | 18 |
| field who helps foster the true image of Italian people; it is | 19 |
| given annually to a member of the fourth estate who best | 20 |
| exemplifies Dante's edict to be no timid friend to truth; | 21 |
| therefore, be it |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| congratulate Ron Magers on being named the recipient of the | 4 |
| 2007 Dante Award, presented by the Joint Civic Committee of | 5 |
| Italian Americans, for his dedication, service, and | 6 |
| inspiration in the field of news reporting; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Ron Magers
with our respect and esteem.
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