[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E181]
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                        TRIBUTE TO HOWARD STERN

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 25, 1995
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, on December 7 of last year a truly 
remarkable event took place in New York City. A young man from the 
Bronx climbed over the guard rail of the George Washington Bridge with 
the intention of jumping to his death. He had brought with him a 
cellular telephone to place one last, desperate telephone call.
  Mr. Speaker, that telephone call--to New York radio personality 
Howard Stern--saved the young man's life. In one of his most important 
performances, Howard Stern talked to the young man and kept him smiling 
and engaged until help could arrive.
  Mr. Speaker, such is the popularity of Mr. Stern's radio program, 
that it was Stern's audience which came to the rescue. A listener named 
Helen Trimble, who heard the event unfold on her radio while driving on 
the bridge, pulled her car over at the sight of Prince and enveloped 
him in a bear hug. Port Authority police Lt. Stanley Bleeker, hearing 
the exchange between Howard Stern and the jumper on his radio, 
immediately sent officers to the scene. The young man was soon brought 
to safety.
  Mr. Speaker, it is rare that an individual has this great an impact 
upon another's life. On this occasion, Howard Stern came face to face 
with a situation for which no one can prepare. Mr. Stern's humanity 
showed through at this crucial moment, and as a result a human life was 
saved.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in congratulations and thanks 
to Mr. Howard Stern for his wonderful humanitarian achievement.


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