[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 186 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 186

Commending August Hiebert for his Service to the Alaska Communications 
                               Industry.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 25, 2003

  Mr. Stevens (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was ordered held at the desk

                June 27 (legislative day, June 26), 2003

                        Considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending August Hiebert for his Service to the Alaska Communications 
                               Industry.

Whereas Augie Hiebert came to Alaska in 1939 and built the first successful 
        commercial radio station;
Whereas on December 7, 1941, Augie Hiebert picked up the first report of the 
        raid on Pearl Harbor from his radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska giving 
        military leaders the first word of the attack that began World War II;
Whereas in 1953 Augie Hiebert founded Alaska's first television station;
Whereas Augie Hiebert established Alaska's first FM radio station and was named 
        president of the Alaska Broadcasting System, overseeing the affiliation 
        of nine stations that serve all major Alaska communities;
Whereas Augie Hiebert helped establish Alaska's first satellite earth station 
        activated in 1970;
Whereas Augie Hiebert led in the development of the Territory and State of 
        Alaska, working for over a half century to pioneer modern radio and 
        television on behalf of the broadcast industry; and
Whereas Augie Hiebert has been a pillar of the Alaska community as president of 
        the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and the Association of the U.S. Army 
        in Alaska, and as director of the Alaska Educational Broadcasting 
        Committee, the CBS Television Network Affiliates Association, the Civil 
        Air Patrol, and the Pioneers of Alaska: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that Augie Hiebert is 
commended for his service to the communications industry in Alaska and 
the world and for bringing the best that broadcasting has to offer to 
the people of Alaska.
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