[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1150-E1151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING ALAN R. WALDEN

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                        HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 17, 1998

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Alan R. Walden, who is 
retiring in July from his broadcasting career of 44 years. Throughout 
his distinguished journalism career, Mr. Walden has covered almost 
every major national and international event and he has set a standard 
of excellence in journalism that is hard to match.
  Every weekday morning, thousands of Baltimoreans wake up to Alan 
Walden's thorough, in-depth news reports as the anchor of WBAL-AM's 
morning show. He uses his insight and knowledge to give listeners an 
important perspective on regional, national and international events. 
On weekday evenings, listeners also can hear his insightful commentary 
on ``Walden Ponderings.''
  Born in New York City, Mr. Walden has won virtually every major 
broadcast journalism award. His career has included jobs as news 
director of radio stations in New York, Boston and Cleveland, and vice 
president of Radio News for Metromedia Inc. In addition, he helped 
bring broadcast journalism into a new age as one of the principal 
architects of NBC News and Information Service, the first 24-hour-a-day 
news network in the United States.
  As senior correspondent for NBC Radio News specializing in 
international affairs and domestic politics, Mr. Walden has covered the 
Camp David Peace Accords, SALT II, the Falkland Islands War, the 
invasion of Grenada, the civil war in El Salvador and the Panama 
Crisis.

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  But Alan Walden is more than a fine journalist. He also is a great 
American. As president of Patriots of Fort McHenry, Mr. Walden has done 
more than any single individual to help restore and preserve this 
national treasure. We in Baltimore owe him an enormous debt of 
gratitude for his tireless efforts on behalf of this historic shrine.
  I invite my colleagues to join me in honoring Alan R. Walden for his 
dedication and commitment to quality journalism. His reporting has 
touched all of our lives, and his dedication to Fort McHenry has 
enriched the lives of all Americans.

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