[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 138 (Tuesday, December 7, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2172-E2173]
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                    COMMENDING HUMBERTO LOZANO LOPEZ

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 7, 2004

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a unique 
American patriot and pioneer in the Tejano recording industry and the 
world of radio and broadcasting, my friend from our hometown of 
Robstown, TX, Humberto Lozano Lopez.
  Humberto was just inducted into the Tejano Hall of Fame in Texas for 
his lifetime of excellence in broadcasting and for the extraordinary

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addition he has made to the tapestry of our lives through 
broadcasting--both music and community interest programming--composing, 
promoting Hispanic talent, and finally obtaining and operating the 
Lopez Broadcast System that now consists of several South Texas radio 
stations.
  His introduction to radio came in 1955, while he was still in high 
school, conducting the American GI Forum Weekly Program on KCCT in 
Corpus Christi, TX. After graduation he continued this work he loved, 
and it took him all over south Texas and northern Mexico. In the early 
1960s, he moved the family to San Antonio, where he branched out to 
television, and worked in the first U.S. Spanish Radio station, KCOR, 
and the first U.S. Spanish Television station, (KWEX).
  His voice won him voice-over roles in some classic American movies--
for voices of Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Anthony Quinn, and many 
more--and he dubbed several Hollywood movies into Spanish for broadcast 
into Mexico and Latin America. For his work in this venue, Humberto 
picked up an award for ``Best Performance in Dubbing.''
  In the early 1970s, he returned to live in Robstown and work in 
Corpus Christi. He began as program director for KCCT, spicing up the 
classic station with a new motto, ``Radio Jalapeno--Caliente.'' While 
in Corpus Christi, he worked for a while in print journalism for the 
Corpus Christi Sun Newspaper, as sales manager and columnist.
  In the early 1980s, he longed to put his management skills and talent 
to use in a larger sphere, and applied with the FCC to own his own 
station. He quickly began acquiring radio stations in South Texas under 
the Lopez Broadcast System, which currently includes: KTMV-TV, Corpus 
Christi; KTMV-TV, Victoria (UPN affiliate); KTMV-TV, San Antonio; KMIQ 
104.9 FM, Robstown-Corpus Christi; KINE 1330 AM Robstown-Kingsville; 
KXTM 107.7 FM, Benavidez; KHMC 95.5 FM, Victoria; and KLMO 98.9 FM, San 
Antonio. He continues to explore expanding Lopez Broadcast System into 
other markets such as College Station, San Angelo, and Houston.
  Humberto's most memorable experiences included interviewing the widow 
of Mexican legend, Pancho Villa; Texas' first Hispanic Congressman, 
Henry B. Gonzalez; and the members of Battalion 201, the World War II 
Mexican Battalion. Easily, his most rewarding experience is the 
continuing success of the Lopez Broadcast System, which serves our home 
community in South Texas. Humberto's philosophy is: ``It's not about 
how much money someone may earn but the accomplishments and lives you 
touch--which leaves a legacy of hope.''
  He is supported by the love of his life, his wife Minerva Rodriguez-
Lopez; their children: Mario Humberto, Luis Homero, Larry, Manuel, 
Carlos, Humberto II, Ernesto, Mena Lamar, Melinda, Ray, Lisa, and Mary 
Helen; their 27 grandchildren--Mario Humberto II, Michael Anthony, 
Marissa, Celina, Carissa, Crista, Lizette, Lynsey, Ashley Nicole, 
Manuel Omar, Mireya, Alejandro, Gabriella, Laura Lynn, Carlos Eric, 
Crystal, Katherine, Ernesto Nicholas, Raul Jr., MiaMar Minerva, 
Isabella, Giselle Fey, Cristian Esai, Ray Jr., Amy Desiree, Nayeli, and 
Orlando DeLeon II; and their 2 great grandchildren, Mario Humberto III, 
and Michael Anthony.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today in commending my dear friend, 
Humberto Lozano Lopez, for the amazing achievement so far in his 
lifetime and for his recent induction into the Tejano Hall of Fame.

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