Full Text of HR0550 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Gordon "Gordy" McCollum began his career in radio | 3 | | broadcasting in 1975 as a summer replacement at WQUA in Moline; | 4 | | he later became the traffic manager for KRVR in Davenport, Iowa | 5 | | in November of 1975; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1977, Gordy McCollum moved on to become the | 7 | | "Midnight Mole" at WEMO in East Moline, where he was the first | 8 | | to introduce album rock to the Quad City area and the first to | 9 | | play music by the band Styx; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1978, Gordy McCollum moved to the Kankakee | 11 | | area, where he worked for WKAN radio for 2 years until he was | 12 | | given the opportunity to become station manager for WXJY in | 13 | | Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, When Gordy McCollum recognized his love was with | 15 | | music and not management, he returned to WKAN in 1981, where he | 16 | | did the afternoon drive program and started his "Sixties at | 17 | | Six" program, which was hugely popular due to him bringing | 18 | | insight to a new generation of fans to the music; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In 2000, after 19 years at WKAN, Gordy McCollum | 20 | | left to go across town to work for WVLI in Bourbonnais, where | 21 | | he continues bringing his knowledge and history of music to the |
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| 1 | | Kankakee listening area to this day; he also hosts a Sunday | 2 | | night show called "Sinatra and the Rat Pack", where he shares | 3 | | his passion for the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and | 4 | | Sammy Davis, Jr.; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, An active member of the community, Gordy McCollum | 6 | | has served on the board for the American Heart Association in | 7 | | Kankakee and has been involved with his local Rotary Club; he | 8 | | has also served as the annual Master of Ceremonies of the 4th | 9 | | of July Kankakee Valley Symphony concert at Kankakee Community | 10 | | College for over 20 years; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | congratulate Gordy McCollum for his 40 years of success in | 14 | | radio broadcasting and thank him for his continued service in | 15 | | sharing music with the Kankakee area; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Gordy McCollum as an expression of our | 18 | | congratulations and appreciation for a job well done.
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