Full Text of HR0376 94th General Assembly
HR0376 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Frank Mathie of ABC 7 in Chicago has been named | 3 |
| the 34th annual recipient of the Dante Award given by the Joint | 4 |
| Civic Committee of Italian Americans; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Mathie is a feature reporter for ABC 7 News; | 6 |
| in his 36 years with ABC 7, he has covered everything from hard | 7 |
| news to human-interest stories; with his current focus on | 8 |
| features, he delves into the issues, events, and personalities | 9 |
| of Chicago, bringing the city to life with his sense of humor | 10 |
| and intellectual curiosity; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined ABC 7 in 1967 as a combination news | 12 |
| writer and reporter; before committing to full-time feature | 13 |
| coverage, he served as a writer and reporter for ABC 7's | 14 |
| "ACTION 7" beat, which was designed to help Chicagoans with | 15 |
| consumer and government issues (1971-74); he began his | 16 |
| broadcasting career as a news writer, film editor, and reporter | 17 |
| at WISN-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1964-67); and
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| WHEREAS, His talents include writing, editing, and the | 19 |
| creative production of feature stories, and he has been | 20 |
| recognized for journalistic excellence throughout his career; | 21 |
| his list of awards includes many honors for feature reporting | 22 |
| and spot news; he was a national finalist in the 1995 Edward R. | 23 |
| Murrow Awards and won Emmy Awards in 1988, 1987, 1986, and 1985 | 24 |
| for Outstanding News Feature Reporting; he was also honored | 25 |
| with the United Press International award for Best News Feature | 26 |
| in 1986, 1985, and 1981; and
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| WHEREAS, He was also cited with an Illinois Broadcasters | 28 |
| Association award for best spot news reporting among Chicago | 29 |
| television stations in 1977, and in 1971, he received the | 30 |
| Distinguished Alumnus in Broadcasting Award from Marquette | 31 |
| University's School of Speech; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Mathie is a Wisconsin native; he graduated | 2 |
| from Milwaukee's Marquette University with a B.A. in | 3 |
| Speech/Radio and Television; an avid golfer, he resides in the | 4 |
| northern suburbs of Chicago with his wife; they have three | 5 |
| grown children; and
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| WHEREAS, The Dante Award is given by the Joint Civic | 7 |
| Committee of Italian Americans in order to recognize positive | 8 |
| contributions being made by a person in the communication field | 9 |
| who helps foster the true image of Italian people; it is given | 10 |
| annually to a member of the fourth estate who best exemplifies | 11 |
| Dante's edict to be no timid friend to truth; therefore, be it | 12 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| we congratulate Frank Mathie on being the recipient of the | 15 |
| Dante Award given by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian | 16 |
| Americans; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Mr. Mathie as an expression of our respect and | 19 |
| esteem.
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