[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 53 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E684]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING WILLIAM J. KEATING AS HE RECEIVES THE 2002 METROPOLITAN AWARD

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 1, 2002

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor William J. Keating, a 
friend, valued constitute and distinguished former Member of this 
House, who will receive the Metropolitan Club's 2002 Metropolitan Award 
on May 21, 2002. Recipients of this prestigious honor are citizens of 
the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area who have exhibited 
extraordinary effort toward improving the lives of our community's 
residents, and have significantly bridged the gap between Greater 
Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
  A native of Cincinnati, Bill Keating has a very long list of 
accomplishments. As former congressman, newspaper publisher, successful 
businessperson and judge, his influence can be seen in nearly every 
major civic project in this area in the past fifty years, including 
downtown development, arts, education and sports.
  After graduating from St. Xavier High School, where he was an All-
American swimmer, Bill enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during 
World War II. He returned home and earned two degrees (bachelor's and 
law) from the University of Cincinnati in just four years. He was 
admitted to the Ohio bar in 1950, began practicing law in Cincinnati 
and helped to found what has become a major Cincinnati law firm in 
1954.
  Bill's name has been virtually synonymous with public service since 
1957, when he became assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio. 
In 1958, he was appointed judge of the Hamilton County Municipal Court, 
was elected to that court in 1959 and was presiding judge from 1962 
until 1963. In 1964, Bill was elected to the Hamilton County Court of 
Common Pleas, where he served until 1967. For two terms, Bill was 
member of Cincinnati City Council, from 1967 to 1970. First elected to 
the House of Representatives in 1970. Bill served with distinction in 
the Ninety-second and Ninety-third Congresses representing the First 
District of Ohio.
  Following his Congressional service, Bill moved into journalism and 
joined the Cincinnati Enquirer, where he was president and publisher. 
Later, he serves president of the Gannett Central Newspaper Group, 
chairman of the Cincinnati Inquirer, executive vice President and 
general counsel of Gannett Company, Inc. and chief executive officer of 
the Detroit Newspaper Agency in May, 1986.
  Bill is a proven leader. He has been active with numerous causes in 
our area, including the Cincinnati Business Committee, the Greater 
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, the Cincinnati Arts Association, and 
the Bid Development Committee for Olympics 2012. In 2001, he was 
awarded the covered title of Great Living Cincinnati by the Greater 
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.
  All of us in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area 
congratulate Bill Eating on receiving the 2002 Metropolitan Award, the 
latest acknowledgment of this remarkable device to our region.

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