[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 116 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1449]
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                         TRIBUTE TO HUGH WYATT

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 1, 1996

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, Hugh Wyatt, born and reared in Atlanta, GA. 
has been involved with the media virtually all his life. At the age of 
9, he was submitting articles to local papers. He later founded the 
Atlanta Inquirer along with such notables as Julian Bond. With the vast 
amount of knowledge he acquired during his early years, Mr. Wyatt, at 
age 25, created the Inner-City Broadcasting Corp. with Carl McCall, New 
York State Comptroller; David Dinkins, former Mayor of New York City; 
and Percy Sutton, former Borough President of Manhattan. At age 35, he 
continued to enlighten readers with his editorial columns at two of New 
York City's major newspapers--the New York Daily News and the Amsterdam 
News.
  In 1986, Mr. Wyatt reached a pivotal point in this life when he 
founded the Medical Herald, a national newspaper circulated throughout 
the United States including Hawaii and Puerto Rico. I am pleased to 
recognize this outstanding journalist and to introduce him to my House 
colleagues.

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