[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1002 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1002

  Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as ``Public Radio 
                          Recognition Month''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2008

 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Chandler, 
  Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
 Dicks, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
 Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Matsui, 
 Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Michaud, 
 Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Payne, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ross, Mr. Spratt, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Walden of Oregon, and Mr. Wu) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                         and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as ``Public Radio 
                          Recognition Month''.

Whereas the mission of public radio is to create a more informed public that is 
        challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of 
        events, ideas, and cultures;
Whereas the programming content created and distributed by public radio are 
        based upon three core values, qualities of mind, qualities of heart, and 
        qualities of craft, that exemplify the inherent meaning of localism by 
        placing value and financial investment in local and regional assets to 
        gather and distribute a collection of programming that informs and 
        improves community;
Whereas public radio is known for distinctive, award-winning programming that 
        includes ``Morning Edition'', ``All Things Considered'', ``A Prairie 
        Home Companion'', ``Marketplace'', ``Speaking of Faith'', and ``This 
        American Life'';
Whereas America's more than 800 public radio stations serve every State and 
        every congressional district with news, information, cultural, and music 
        programming that is unique to free radio;
Whereas some 33,000,000 Americans listen each week to public radio programming;
Whereas the public radio audience has doubled in the past 15 years and increased 
        by some 70 percent in the past decade;
Whereas public radio stations are licensed by community foundations, colleges, 
        universities, school boards, libraries, and other local nonprofit 
        entities;
Whereas public radio stations are locally licensed, locally staffed, locally 
        programmed, and have tailored their programming to meet the needs of 
        local audiences;
Whereas public radio stations receive on average more than 85 percent of their 
        annual funding from local sources;
Whereas public radio's public service finds expression through a deep, rich 
        music discovery, education, and enrichment experience for both its 
        audience and the performers, singer-songwriters, musicians, lyricists, 
        and composers, which places the highest emphasis on a value partnership 
        with performers to bring all facets of music into the lives of its 
        audience in a way that is found nowhere else;
Whereas public radio has preserved and enhanced the archetypal musical formats 
        of American music history like jazz, classical, folk, bluegrass, the 
        blues, and Celtic and regards these formats as the priceless family 
        treasures of public radio's musical foundations;
Whereas public radio is responding to its commitment to community-based and 
        fact-based journalism with several initiatives, including the Local News 
        Initiative, a national effort to increase public radio's service to 
        communities through investments in station capacity to provide indepth, 
        serious, and balanced news, and Public Insight Journalism, a pioneering 
        concept that utilizes citizens to help cover the news by sharing their 
        observations, knowledge, and expertise;
Whereas public radio has embraced digital broadcasting technology because of its 
        inherently inclusive nature and potential to expand public service 
        programming;
Whereas public radio exists to serve the public interest; and
Whereas the month of April 2008 would be an appropriate date for the designation 
        of a ``Public Radio Recognition Month'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses support for designation of a ``Public Radio 
        Recognition Month''; and
            (2) encourages the celebration of America's public radio 
        stations for their contributions to our Nation's communities 
        and enduring civic spirit.
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