[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 136 (Thursday, October 11, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      IN HONOR OF MR. MIKE REINERI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 11, 2001

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the countless 
achievements and honors of Mr. Mike Reineri, who will be sworn into the 
Radio & Television Broadcasting Hall of Fame on November 11, 2001.
  Mr. Reineri has a long and distinguished career within the 
broadcasting industry. He has served in countless capacities in many 
different cities throughout his tenure and has broadcast in many 
different localities. At age 14 he was invited to a radio station and 
was told he had absolutely no future in the radio business--he soon 
proved them wrong.
  Mr. Reineri's first major appearance on radio was in 1959 with WFVG 
in North Carolina. He stayed there for about a year and soon moved to 
WKIK, where he did a rock-n-roll show from 7-11 p.m. at a remote studio 
at the Piggy-Park Drive-In in Raleigh. His outstanding style of 
broadcasting drew crowds from all across the state.
  Throughout the next few years, his travels and career led him through 
Chicago, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Cleveland, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and 
many other places. While broadcasting for Cleveland, he started and 
promoted the very successful ``Shoes for Kids'' program that provides 
underprivileged and homeless children with footwear. He covered a 
variety of events including the Washington Peace Rally, Kent State 
shootings, and the George Wallace shootings. Professionally, Mr. 
Reineri has done promotions for many organizations including Walt 
Disney World. He has also participated in great activities such as 
flying the Goodyear Blimp and riding in the Miami Grand Prix.
  Mr. Reineri has also been extremely active in his local community. 
For 18 years, Mike has served as a member of the Board of Directors of 
the Boys and Girls Club of Miami and has been awarded the Service to 
Youth Award and Service Bar. In 1991 he was awarded the Easter Seals 
Man of the Year Award in Miami and the Miami Power Squadron Award for 
Outstanding Contribution to Safe Boating.
  This small list only includes but a few of Mr. Reineri's many 
achievements and awards in broadcasting which has qualified him to be 
accepted into the Radio & Television Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing and honoring a man who has 
touched the national community with not only his radio shows, but his 
heart, Mr. Mike Reineri, on his acceptance into the Radio & Television 
Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

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