Bill Text: IL HR1038 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Greg Sapp on his retirement after 52 years in radio broadcasting.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-09-29 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook [HR1038 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR1038-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Greg Sapp, known as the | ||||||
| 4 | "Voice of the Effingham Hearts", on the occasion of his | ||||||
| 5 | retirement after 52 years in radio broadcasting; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Greg Sapp, born to the late Dalyne Sapp and Jack | ||||||
| 7 | Sapp in Effingham, first gained broadcasting experience at the | ||||||
| 8 | age of five through his father at a radio station in the St. | ||||||
| 9 | Louis area; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Greg Sapp and his family established radio | ||||||
| 11 | stations throughout the Midwest and Florida before settling | ||||||
| 12 | back in Effingham when he was a high school sophomore; he | ||||||
| 13 | proceeded to graduate from Effingham High School in 1974 and | ||||||
| 14 | earned an associate's degree from Lake Land College in 1976; | ||||||
| 15 | and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Greg Sapp formally began his radio career in the | ||||||
| 17 | fall of 1974 as a disc jockey hosting a Saturday night program; | ||||||
| 18 | he was quickly promoted to covering Saturday afternoon | ||||||
| 19 | broadcasts before becoming the station's news director, a | ||||||
| 20 | position he previously turned down; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Greg Sapp enjoyed his time as a disc jockey but | ||||||
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| 1 | excelled at sports broadcasting, teaming up with fellow | ||||||
| 2 | sportscaster Larry Wilson in 1976; through his work in sports | ||||||
| 3 | broadcasting, he became the defining voice of local athletics, | ||||||
| 4 | covering baseball, basketball, football, softball, and bowling | ||||||
| 5 | while earning numerous accolades in the process; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Greg Sapp's honors include receiving the Tom | ||||||
| 7 | Bryant Friends of the Game Award in 2003, the IHSA | ||||||
| 8 | Distinguished Media Service Award for the 2017-2018 season, | ||||||
| 9 | and the National Athletic Hall of Fame Director's Award of | ||||||
| 10 | Excellence in 2024, being named the Effingham Citizen of the | ||||||
| 11 | Year in 2009 and the Effingham Sports Backer of the Year for | ||||||
| 12 | the 2025-2026 season, and being inducted into the IBCA Media | ||||||
| 13 | Division Hall of Fame in 2018 and the National Athletic Hall of | ||||||
| 14 | Fame under its Media - Sports Broadcaster category in 2026; | ||||||
| 15 | and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Greg Sapp, beyond the craft of broadcasting, is | ||||||
| 17 | an avid supporter of community service and has contributed to | ||||||
| 18 | the Effingham community through various organizations, | ||||||
| 19 | including the Effingham Noon Rotary for more than 30 years, | ||||||
| 20 | the Alliance of a Healthier Effingham County, the Salvation | ||||||
| 21 | Army, and the Effingham Chamber of Commerce; and | ||||||
| 22 | WHEREAS, Greg Sapp also remains dedicated to Calvary | ||||||
| 23 | Baptist Church, where he has been a member for more than 50 | ||||||
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| 1 | years, during which he has worked with the youth, taught, and | ||||||
| 2 | led services; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we congratulate Greg Sapp on his retirement after 52 years in | ||||||
| 6 | radio broadcasting; and be it further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to Greg Sapp as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 9 | respect. | ||||||
