[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 71 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E927-E928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM G. MOLL

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2000

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to William G. Moll, a 
good friend, who will receive the 2000 Silver Medal Award from the 
American Advertising Federation on June 13, 2000. Bill has been 
selected for this prestigious award for his outstanding contributions 
to the advertising industry. Bill's accomplishments have advanced the 
standards for creative excellence and social concern.
  Bill graduated from Southeast Missouri State University, where he 
received a Bachelor of Science in Education. He went on to earn his 
Master of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied 
Communications and Education.
  Since 1992, Bill has been President and General Manager of W-KRC-TV, 
Cincinnati. I've had the opportunity to work with him through the 
Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati, where he has been a 
leader in developing one of the most aggressive anti-drug local media 
campaigns in the country. From 1989-1992, Bill was the President and 
General Manager at WINBC-TV, New York. From 1987-1989, he was President 
and Chief Executive Officer at the Television Bureau of Advertising, 
the television industry's marketing trade association. Bill also served 
at Harte-Hanks Communication, Inc. as President and CEO; State Mutual 
Broadcasting Co., Inc. as Vice President and General Manager; and as 
Station Manager at Southwest Texas Educational Television Corporation. 
He began his broadcast work as a radio announcer in 1954. From 1958-
1961, he worked as a television news anchor and morning show host.

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  Bill is very active in the community. In addition to his work with 
the Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati, he continues to 
dedicate time as Chairman of the Board of the Dan Beard Council of the 
Boy Scouts of America; as a Member of the Board of Directors for the 
National Conference for Community and Justice; as Chair of the Advisory 
Panel for the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 
Electronic Media Division; as President of the Board for the Neediest 
Kids of All; and as a Member of the Board for the Cincinnati Arts 
Association. Bill has also helped to support Big Brothers and Big 
Sisters; Scouting for Food and Clothing; Family Cancer Care; and the 
United Negro College Fund, among others.
  Bill and his wife, Marilyn Lewis Moll, have two sons and two 
grandchildren. All of us in the Cincinnati area appreciate Bill's 
contributions to our community, and we congratulate him on receiving 
the 2000 Silver Medal Award.

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