[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 130 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1814]
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         DALLAS' NBC CHANNEL 5 CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 25, 1998

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise today to 
recognize a distinguished part of Texas history. This Sunday, September 
27, 1998, Dallas' NBC Channel 5 will be celebrating its 50th 
Anniversary. Channel 5 was founded in 1948 by Texas visionary Amon G. 
Carter, a noted communications pioneer in both publishing and 
broadcasting, whose ingenuity lead to the delivery of television to the 
State of Texas and the Southwest. In fact, NBC Channel 5 was the first 
television station to go on the air in the State of Texas and the 
entire Southwest of the United States on September 27, 1948, airing the 
local visit of President Harry S Truman in his Presidential whistlestop 
campaign.
  While Channel 5 has made its home in a Texas State Historic Landmark 
Building for the past fifty years, it has served as much more than a 
simple addition to Texas' architectural heritage. NBC Channel 5 can 
boast numerous historical accolades, including the first live local 
news report in Texas in 1948, the first live intercontinental satellite 
report in 1977, and the first station in the Southwest to offer viewers 
news via e-mail in 1997.
  NBC Channel 5 remains a broadcasting leader in delivering to its 
viewers the very best in programming and local, national, and 
international news coverage, highlighted by an unwavering commitment to 
community service. Therefore, it is with great pride that I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing fifty years of excellence from a 
news organization that has raised the standard of journalistic 
integrity and service to both the great State of Texas and the United 
States of America; Dallas' NBC Channel 5.

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