[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 137 (Friday, October 27, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1963]
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                       THE RETIREMENT OF ROY LIND

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                        HON. WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 26, 2000

  Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, in this era of visual images and 
electronic cacophony, a great many people yearn for a voice of wisdom. 
A voice of calm and common sense. For a great many years, residents of 
Quincy, MA, have been blessed with such a voice--that of Roy Lind of 
radio station WJDA. When Roy retires soon, after decades of leadership 
in our community, he will leave a legacy of civic commitment that spans 
several generations. As I think back, it seems as though Roy was always 
at the kitchen table, sharing a cup of coffee as we pondered the great, 
and not so great, questions of the day. His voice provoked, illuminated 
and motivated us. Day in and day out, for 39 wonderfully full years, 
his has been a voice of passion and compassion, of humility and humor.
  While Roy is rooted firmly in the challenges facing the South Shore, 
his work has been anything but parochial. A Quincy native, he started 
at WJDA in 1959 after a tour of duty in Korea. Along the way, he's 
covered space launches, interviewed Presidents, and announced the 
America's Cup. He does his homework, then weaves the local with the 
national in ways that helps others better understand the world around 
us. That's why Roy has been recognized by his professional peers for 
excellence in radio documentary. Roy asks a good question, and gets a 
direct answer. For those of us accustomed to how his voice has educated 
his audience, it's heartening to sense the growing national thirst for 
straight talk these days in other public arenas. Roy has taught us that 
it is possible to dissect a public issue without dissembling his guest; 
to get to the heart of a problem without going for someone's jugular; 
and to cut through double-talk without coarsening the tone of public 
debate. And in the Quincy tradition, he has also taken the time to give 
back to his community in countless other ways, as honors from the 
Quincy Jewish War Veterans and the Scituate Rotary can attest.
  As his distinguished career soon comes to a pause, many of Roy's 
loyal listeners will continue to hear his voice: a comforting baritone, 
a voice of reason and mutual respect and love of life--in short, the 
voice of the South Shore.

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