[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 103 (Friday, July 12, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DOT PETERSON

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 12, 1996

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend an exceptional, 
award-winning broadcasting at KRIS-TV in Corpus Christi who is, 
regrettably, leaving our community.
  Dot Peterson, an anchor at a leading Coastal Bend television station, 
is leaving Corpus Christi to advance professional by as a producer at 
KOAT in Albuquerque. In television, producers are higher up in the food 
chain than the people we see on TV giving us the news each evening. Dot 
has handled the on-air anchor duties in addition to co producing since 
she came to KRIS. However, seeing Dot deliver the news in a steady and 
honest way at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. regularly has made her a trusted 
figure in the Coastal Bend viewing area.
  Her dedication to her community is evident through her community 
service. She serves as a board member of the Consumer Credit Counseling 
Service, a nonprofit United Way agency--a cause to which she is very 
dedicated. She is the recent past president of the Womens' Board of All 
Saints Church. She was also selected as the YMCA Woman of the Year in 
1995.
  Professional awards seem to follow Dot around Texas. In 1986, she 
anchored the KLDO newscast in Laredo which was recognized by the United 
Press International as the best newscast in Texas. This year, her 
newscast on KRIS was recognized by the Texas Associated Press as the 
Best newscast in Texas. Dot is very much a part of the entire south 
Texas community that she loves. She has reported in San Antonio, 
Laredo, and Corpus Christi. She speaks Spanish fluently, she explores 
all the aspects of the stories she covers, and she asks the tough 
questions.
  Tommorrow, I will be with her to promote a cause to supply local 
school children in disadvantaged school districts. Operation Supply Our 
Schools asks community members to donate school supplies so resources 
from the school district can be better directed to meeting other 
learning needs. It is a cause we both know is important to the area 
children.
  It will be Dot's last broadcast in Corpus Christi so I want to take 
this opportunity to wish her well, and I ask my colleagues to do the 
same.

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