[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 141 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
      UPON DAVE WRIGHT'S RETIREMENT FROM WSCQ, ``SUNNY 100'' RADIO

 Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, it is my pleasure to thank Dave 
Wright for his many years of service to the listeners of Columbia, 
South Carolina's ``Sunny 100'' radio and to congratulate him on a job 
well done. His tenure of nearly 40 years is a tribute to his tenacity, 
acumen, and energy. His dedication to his craft is an inspiration to 
aspiring broadcasters everywhere.
  Dave Wright's friends and colleagues will agree with me that his 
retirement is a bittersweet occasion. We wish him the best as he 
embarks on a new chapter in his life, yet we do not want to see him 
leave the airwaves. I always have considered Dave Wright to be the 
voice of Columbia and shall miss hearing him during my travels through 
the city. With Gene McKay and Bill Benton, he combined local news 
reporting with humor, music, and listener interaction to make the 
``Good Morning Columbia'' radio show one of the best in the Southeast.
  Over the span of five decades, Dave Wright has provided the people of 
Columbia with humorous commentary on community news. It is no secret 
why they look forward to tuning in to Sunny 100 in the morning. Of 
course, his long record of service extends beyond Columbia; we all are 
proud of his service in the Air Force during the Korean war.
  Fortunately for us, Dave Wright is not completely retiring from the 
news business. South Carolinians look forward to his future coverage of 
golf tournaments around the country, as they have since 1962. And we 
all are hoping to see him devote more time to one of his greatest 
loves: stand-up comedy.
  Today I join the people of Columbia in thanking Dave Wright for 
brightening our lives and our airwaves for almost 40 years.

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