Full Text of HR0599 096th General Assembly
HR0599 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives have learned with very mixed emotions of the | 4 |
| plans of Illinois broadcasting legend Rich Bradley to retire as | 5 |
| news director of WUIS-FM, its predecessors, and other outlets | 6 |
| after nearly 50 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Rich Bradley earned the distinction of being the | 8 |
| first live voice heard on WSSR-FM when he delivered the | 9 |
| station's inaugural newscast on January 3, 1975; and
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| WHEREAS, Rich Bradley was a graduate of Ogden Community | 11 |
| High School; he then attended the University of Illinois and | 12 |
| acquired his broadcasting skills and a degree in | 13 |
| radio-television from Southern Illinois University in | 14 |
| Carbondale; and
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| WHEREAS, During his lengthy career, Rich Bradley watched | 16 |
| broadcasting and news gathering technology "progress" from the | 17 |
| clack of the teletype machine to the Internet and the digital | 18 |
| age; and
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| WHEREAS, Rich Bradley brought listeners across Illinois | 20 |
| news of government and politics through the creation of the | 21 |
| Illinois Public Radio and initiated and hosted one of radio's |
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| longest running public affairs programs, "State Week in | 2 |
| Review"; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Rich Bradley used his clear, concise style to | 4 |
| broadcast interviews with governors, presidential appearances, | 5 |
| Illinois Supreme Court hearings, a gubernatorial impeachment, | 6 |
| and election nights too numerous to count; and
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| WHEREAS, While he has earned many broadcasting awards, a | 8 |
| true mark of Rich Bradley's distinctive career occurred in | 9 |
| 2005, when he was named the recipient of the Leo C. Lee Award | 10 |
| by the national Public Radio News Directors; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| join other State leaders, family members, and friends in | 14 |
| expressing sincere gratitude and congratulations to Rich | 15 |
| Bradley for his contributions to broadcasting, for informing | 16 |
| the citizens of Illinois, and for making Illinois a better | 17 |
| place through his work; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Rich Bradley as a symbol of our esteem and | 20 |
| respect.
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