[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 124 (Thursday, September 17, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1748]
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          TRIBUTE TO WEST VIRGINIA JOURNALIST ERNIE SALVATORE

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                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 17, 1998

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Mr. Ernie Salvatore 
on his 50th anniversary as a journalist for newspapers serving 
Huntington, West Virginia.
  Mr. Salvatore began his career as a journalist at age 15 taking 
sports scores over the telephone. A year later, he covered traffic 
court for the Greenwich Times in Connecticut and served as sports 
editor for his high school newspaper.
  In 1942, Mr. Salvatore joined the U.S. Army and served in World War 
II. After his discharge as a staff sergeant in 1948, he enrolled at 
Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia where he met his 
future wife, Joanne Pinckard. Following graduation, Mr. Salvatore 
worked for the Huntington Advertiser as radio-TV editor until being 
named sports editor in 1953. After 14 years as sports editor, he became 
executive sports editor for both the Huntington Advertiser and the 
Herald-Dispatch. In 1986, Mr. Salvatore retired from the Herald-
Dispatch, but continues to submit columns from his home office.
  Mr. Salvatore hired the first woman to write about sports at the 
Advertiser and has many admirers in West Virginia including Bobby 
Pruett, the Marshall University football coach. ``He's an honest 
person,'' Pruett said. ``He tells it like it is. In all dealings with 
me he's been very honest, straightforward and he's treated me fairly. 
I've known him since 1961, . . . and the thing I've learned about Ernie 
is that he loves Huntington and he loves Marshall University. But even 
though he has that strong love, he's going to be honest to his 
profession and honest to his reading public.''
  He and his wife, who will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 
January, have raised five children and are the proud grandparents of 
six grandchildren. I salute Mr. Ernie Salvatore for his tireless 
dedication to the Huntington community, the State of West Virginia, and 
his chosen profession.

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