[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 135 (Saturday, November 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING HOUSE AND GARDEN TELEVISION ON 10TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 19, 2004

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Home & Garden 
Television on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. I am proud to say 
that HGTV calls Knoxville, Tennessee, home.
  HGTV was born of humble beginnings in East Tennessee and over the 
years has grown to be one of the most successful cable networks in 
existence today. It is one of four networks owned by the E.W. Scripps 
Company.
  Ross Bagwell, Sr., a television production innovator, created the 
network that would become HGTV. A creative genius, he started Cinetel 
Productions in 1973 and produced many different shows. In 1994, Mr. 
Bagwell sold Cinetel to the Scripps Company, and soon after, HGTV was 
born.
  The E.W. Scripps Company President and CEO Kenneth Lowe, the founder 
of HGTV, led the network to an explosion in popularity. Ken spurred the 
creation of the Scripps Networks division and played an instrumental 
role in the development of Scripps' other networks, the Food Network, 
Do It Yourself (DIY), and Fine Living.
  Scripps Networks is a great corporate citizen in my District and a 
large employer of a skilled and creative workforce.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Ken Lowe and all of the employees 
of Scripps Networks and especially HGTV on the occasion of its tenth 
anniversary. Our Country would be a much better place today if there 
were more good corporate citizens here like the E.W. Scripps Company.

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