[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E62]
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                        HONORING JOHN McGUINNESS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to remember 
the life of a man that meant a great deal to the State of Colorado. 
John McGuinness recently passed away in Broomfield, Colorado. He was 67 
years old.
  John was born on June 10, 1932 in Queens, New York. He received a 
bachelor's degree in marketing from Fordham University. He attended 
graduate school at Columbia University and also worked in live 
television in the 1950's.
  John decided to move to Colorado in 1958. He worked in advertising 
sales for KWGN-TV, he was involved in early FM stations in Denver and 
did political consulting for many campaigns. He later founded 
McGuinness and Associates and returned to consulting for radio and 
cable television. In the late 1980's, he became the court assigned 
operator of KDEN, a Denver radio station.
  John's marketing degree was helpful when he was appointed to the 
Colorado State Fair Commission in 1983 by former Colorado Governor Roy 
Romer. After the General Manager resigned, John took over as the acting 
director and served with great distinction in that capacity until his 
resignation in December of 1999.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to offer tribute in 
memory of John McGuinness. He was a great man that will be missed by 
all those who knew him.

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