[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 32 (Monday, March 21, 1994)]
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                     25TH ANNIVERSARY OF WTOP RADIO

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                          HON. LESLIE L. BYRNE

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 21, 1994

  Mrs. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, recently all of us in the Washington 
metropolitan area had the pleasure of listening to the highlights of 
news coverage for the past 25 years as Washington's premier all-news 
radio station, WTOP, celebrated its anniversary.
  On March 10, 1969, WTOP Radio launched its all-news format and has 
for a quarter century served the Washington area with responsible and 
accurate news coverage of local and national events.
  The high standards of this radio station must be credited to its 
outstanding writing and reporting staff. WTOP has launched the careers 
of many broadcasting greats like Walter Cronkite, Connie Chung, and Sam 
Donaldson to name a few.
  And, as Members of Congress, we have the good fortune of working with 
WTOP's Capitol Hill Correspondent, Dave McConnell. I begin every 
workday with Dave McConnell's reports from Capitol Hill, and I know 
that many of my colleagues do the same.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank WTOP Radio for providing a great public 
service. May the next 25 years be as successful as the first.

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