[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 142 (Saturday, October 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         A TRIBUTE TO MR. ALAN BECK OF JOHN T. MATHER HOSPITAL

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                         HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 1998

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in the House of Representatives 
to join with the John T. Mather Hospital community as they honor Alan 
Beck of Port Jefferson, Long Island, for his many years of outstanding 
service and leadership to the hospital, including his efforts to create 
the Mather Leadership Council.
  On Friday evening, October 23, hundreds of friends, volunteers and 
staff will gather for Mather Hospital's 33rd annual ``One Enchanted 
Evening'' fundraising dinner. At this year's gala, Alan Beck will be 
honored with the ``Theodore Roosevelt Award'' for his dedicated 
volunteer service to Mather Hospital and the community. In recognition 
of October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, proceeds from 
Mather's annual benefit will go to the Fortunato Breast Health Center 
and Breast Cancer Treatment.
  A successful media entrepreneur, Alan Beck has owned radio stations 
in Baltimore, Minneapolis, Cincinnati and on Long Island. A graduate of 
the University of Maryland, Alan worked in radio in Baltimore and New 
York through 1980. It was the following year when he founded American 
Media, Inc. and bought Long Island radio station WALK, which he soon 
turned into the country's most successful suburban radio station. Alan 
worked to grow his company, adding radio stations in markets nationwide 
before selling the business to Chancellor Broadcasting.
  Though Alan has sold his radio operations, he still manages American 
Media, a media consulting firm. As the chairman of the Mather 
Leadership Council since 1977, the year he created the body, Alan has 
worked tirelessly to support the mission of Mather Hospital. Drawing 
upon his skills and talents as a successful businessman, Alan has led 
fundraising for the Adolescent Psychiatric Recreation Area Project, the 
Prostate Cancer Awareness program and the Hospital's Capital campaign. 
Under his command, the Mather Leadership Council has grown to 70 
members, each dedicated to making Mather Hospital the best it can be.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the U.S. House of 
Representatives to join the entire John T. Mather Hospital community as 
we honor Alan Beck, a very deserving recipient of the ``Theodore 
Roosevelt Award'' for his dedicated service to the hospital and our 
entire Long Island community.

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