Bill Text: IL HR0759 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Herbert Rogers "The Cool Gent" Kent on the occasion of being inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest career by a deejay in the history of radio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-01-12 - Resolution Adopted [HR0759 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0759-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, On December 5, 2009, legendary radio personality | ||||||
| 3 | Herbert Rogers "The Cool Gent" Kent will be inducted into the | ||||||
| 4 | Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest career by | ||||||
| 5 | a deejay in the history of radio; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Herb Kent's career in radio began in 1944 at WBEZ | ||||||
| 7 | while he was a 16-year-old student at Hyde Park High School; | ||||||
| 8 | his career has spanned 65 years at 11 different radio stations | ||||||
| 9 | in the Chicagoland area, including 17 years at WVON and 20 | ||||||
| 10 | years at WVAZ; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, In 1995, Herb Kent was the first African-American | ||||||
| 12 | deejay inducted into the Museum of Broadcast Communications' | ||||||
| 13 | Radio Hall of Fame; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Herb Kent still hosts the top-rated music shows in | ||||||
| 15 | Chicago on Saturdays from 8:00 A.M. to noon and on Sundays from | ||||||
| 16 | noon to 7:00 P.M. on WVAZ/V-103 Radio; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, For the past 5 years, Herb Kent has taught radio | ||||||
| 18 | broadcasting to students at Chicago State University; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Herb Kent has chronicled his amazing life and | ||||||
| 20 | career in his best selling autobiography titled "The Cool Gent: | ||||||
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| 1 | The Nine Lives of Radio Legend Herb Kent", with co-author David | ||||||
| 2 | Smallwood and a foreword by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Real Men Cook Charities will honor Herb Kent with | ||||||
| 4 | a 65th Radio Anniversary Celebration on December 5, 2009 at the | ||||||
| 5 | South Shore Cultural Center, where Guinness representatives | ||||||
| 6 | will present him with his World Record; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 8 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 9 | congratulate Herbert Rogers "The Cool Gent" Kent on the | ||||||
| 10 | occasion of being inducted into the Guinness Book of World | ||||||
| 11 | Records and wish him continued success and happiness in the | ||||||
| 12 | future; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to Herb Kent as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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