[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO ROSS LOVE

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2002

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Ross Love, a 
friend, community leader, and accomplished businessperson who will be 
inducted into the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Business 
Hall of Fame on September 26, 2002. Ross is being honored for his 
outstanding business career, which includes leadership roles at the 
Procter & Gamble Company, Blue Chip Broadcasting, and Blue Chip 
Enterprises.
  Ross was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated 
from Syracuse University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts. Shortly after 
earning his degree, Ross began a very successful career with Procter & 
Gamble, where he worked for 28 years in marketing and advertising. 
After running a number of the company's key brands, he was appointed 
Vice President of Advertising and oversaw the marketing of Procter & 
Gamble's products for 10 years.
  In 1995, Ross founded Blue Chip Broadcasting, which initially 
included an investment in just one radio station. By the time he sold 
Blue Chip Broadcasting last year, he had grown the company into a 19-
station group--the second largest African-American owned radio 
broadcasting company in the United States. Currently, Ross is the 
President and CEO of Blue Chip Enterprises, a company he founded in 
2001. Blue Chip Enterprises has helped increase the number of African-
American owned businesses in the Cincinnati region.
  Even while achieving great business successes, Ross has been active 
in making our community and our country stronger. Nationally, he led 
the Partnership for a Drug-Free America in developing virtually all of 
its anti-drug messages targeted to the African-American community. 
Among his important local activities, he serves as Vice Chair of the 
Board of Trustees of the United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and as Co-
Chair of Cincinnati Community Action Now (CAN).
  Ross and his wife, Cheryl, have been married for over 30 years, and 
they have two children, Jonathan and Ayanna. All of us in the 
Cincinnati area congratulate Ross on his induction into the Greater 
Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Business Hall of Fame, and wish him 
the very best with his current and future endeavors.




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