Full Text of HR1367 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor WLS-AM (890) hosts, Don & | 4 | | Roma Wade, as they step down from their morning show after 27 | 5 | | years; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Don & Roma show historically has been one of | 7 | | the top franchises on WLS since 1985, and their ratings | 8 | | continue to be strong; they are the longest running morning | 9 | | drive team in Chicago; their many awards include Talker | 10 | | Magazine's Heavy Hitter 100, Local Radio Legends of America, | 11 | | and the Marconi Award; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Don was born in New York City, attended William & | 13 | | Mary College, and graduated from Boston University; among the | 14 | | cities he worked in before landing in Chicago were | 15 | | Philadelphia, Seattle, Buffalo, Dallas, and Denver; he is | 16 | | passionate, witty, conservative, and always opinionated about | 17 | | the political and social issues of the day; he thrives on | 18 | | exposing and debunking the media bias and spin; when he landed | 19 | | at WLS in 1985, he found a place where his opinions counted; | 20 | | WLS talk radio became the perfect vehicle for his dissection of | 21 | | politics, celebrities, and the media; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Roma, "The Voice of Reason", provides the |
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| 1 | | thoughtful balance that drives Don mad; she earned a bachelor's | 2 | | degree and master's degree from Baylor University and attended | 3 | | Washington State University; she has taught university, | 4 | | community college, high school, and grade school (gifted | 5 | | children); she is a self-taught home remodeler and has taught | 6 | | kitchen remodeling and deck building; she is trained to teach | 7 | | yoga and meditation; she is a self-professed health nut and | 8 | | lover of all things spiritual and philosophical; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Don & Roma have been married since 1979; they have | 10 | | 2 children, Hunter, a U.S. Marine Lt. Col., who completed his | 11 | | master's degree at Industrial College of the Armed Forces at | 12 | | Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., has completed 4 Iraq & | 13 | | Afghanistan tours, and is a former Blue Angel, and Heather, who | 14 | | graduated with honors from the University of Washington in | 15 | | Seattle, is completing her final year in the prestigious MBA | 16 | | Executive program at NYU, and is a Global Event Planning | 17 | | Officer for CITI in New York City; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we are pleased to honor Don & Roma Wade as they step down as | 21 | | hosts of the WLS morning show after 27 years; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 | | presented to Don & Roma Wade as an expression of our esteem and |
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