[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 26 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF KGO RADIO

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 9, 2000

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 75th 
anniversary of KGO Radio, a renowned San Fransciso media institution.
  I commend KGO for taking its commitment to our Bay Area Community 
seriously, both on and off the air.
  KGO's news team and talk show hosts a trusted source of local 
information and commentary. The station has an outstanding record in 
giving back to the community. Perhaps that's why KGO has been Northern 
California's most listened to station for more than 2 years.
  In addition to its seven hours of comprehensive news programming, 
KGO's programming menu also includes extensive local public affairs 
talk shows that provide the area with invaluable community forums.
  But I am most pleased by enormous, decades-long commitment that KGO 
has made to its community off the air--efforts that have gone far 
beyond lip service to have a positive impact on the Bay Area. In 1999 
alone, it sponsored and promoted more than 50 community events. For 
these events, KGO aired more than 1,800 promotional announcements, 
worth more than $1,000,000. And, during the same period, it ran more 
than 3,500 public service announcements worth more than $800,000. 
Finally, KGO-sponsored community service efforts raised $1,950,000 for 
charitable causes.
  Mr. Speaker, let us join in congratulating KGO on its 75th 
anniversary of serving the Bay Area Community. There is much here to 
celebrate--whether for the KGO Radio's award-winning news team or its 
efforts to support its local community; whether for its work in 
providing important on-air community forums or its willingness to 
promote local efforts from coastal cleanups to cultural diversity.

                          ____________________