[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 73 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       RECOGNIZING JOHN G. TAYLOR

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 24, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize John G. Taylor 
for being selected as the Person of the Year 2000 for his 
accomplishments in the area of religious journalism. The Muslim Public 
Affairs Council-Fresno presented the award to Taylor on Saturday, April 
28, 2001 at their annual awards dinner.
  John G. Taylor is a first-generation American. He was born in 
Brooklyn, New York in 1950. He worked as a reporter for a weekly 
newspaper and as a correspondent for the New York Times while he earned 
a degree in journalism at New York University. After college, he worked 
as a desk editor at newspapers in Hartford and New London, Connecticut. 
John always made time to do freelance writing on the side.
  In 1981, John and his family relocated to Fresno, where he found a 
job with the Fresno Bee. In 1989, John landed a job as a religious 
reporter. He covered various historic religious events, including Pope 
John Paul II's World Youth Day gathering in Denver and the ``Stand in 
the Gap'' million-man Christian march in Washington, D.C. He eagerly 
pursued stories about people and matters of faith for the Fresno Bee 
until January of 2001. After his tenure at the Bee, John accepted a 
position as a senior communications specialist/senior writer with 
Community Medical Centers.
  John and his wife Judy have six children and seven grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize John G. Taylor for his Person of the 
Year Award presented by the Muslim Public Affairs Council-Fresno. I 
urge my colleagues to join me in wishing John G. Taylor many more years 
of continued success.

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