Bill Text: IL HJR0112 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the staff of WGLT Public Radio on the occasion of the station's 50th anniversary in 2016.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Resolution Adopted [HJR0112 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0112-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | ||||||
3 | to congratulate the staff of WGLT Public Radio on the occasion | ||||||
4 | of the station's 50th anniversary in 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, WGLT's first broadcast was held on February 6, | ||||||
6 | 1966 from Illinois State University; the station has been a | ||||||
7 | public service of the University ever since; WGLT stands for | ||||||
8 | Gladly Learn and Teach, inspired by the University's motto: | ||||||
9 | "Gladly we learn and teach"; and
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10 | WHEREAS, WGLT has served central Illinois with | ||||||
11 | comprehensive local, national, and international news, | ||||||
12 | information, and entertainment for 5 decades, including | ||||||
13 | programming from National Public Radio, Public Radio | ||||||
14 | International, and other public radio networks; and
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15 | WHEREAS, WGLT News has been honored with scores of awards | ||||||
16 | for excellence in broadcast journalism, including 96 regional | ||||||
17 | Associated Press awards, 34 regional and 5 national Edward R. | ||||||
18 | Murrow awards, 6 regional and 2 national UPI awards, and 4 | ||||||
19 | national awards from Public Radio News Directors, Inc.; and
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20 | WHEREAS, WGLT has acted as a catalyst for McLean County's | ||||||
21 | thriving arts and culture community by bringing award-winning |
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1 | national artists, speakers, and performers to central | ||||||
2 | Illinois; and
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3 | WHEREAS, With financial support from the community it | ||||||
4 | serves, WGLT has grown to become more than radio, connecting | ||||||
5 | central Illinois to the wider world through ideas, engagement, | ||||||
6 | and entertainment; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
9 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate the staff of | ||||||
10 | WGLT Public Radio on the occasion of the station's 50th | ||||||
11 | anniversary in 2016 and wish them continued success and | ||||||
12 | happiness in the future; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to WGLT Public Radio as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
15 | respect.
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