[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2038]
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       TRIBUTE TO THE PUERTO RICAN PANORAMA AND DIEGO CASTELLANOS

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2005

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the Puerto Rican Panorama and Diego Castellanos.
  Puerto Rican Panorama is a weekly television show on 6 ABC, the 
leading television station in Philadelphia. Although the show is 
broadcast in English, it deals exclusively with Hispanic issues and 
Latin culture. Panorama has been on the air uninterrupted since 
September 1970, making it the world's longest-running TV show of its 
type thus landing its host, Diego Castellanos, in the Philadelphia 
Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame.
  Dr. Castellanos is a native of Puerto Rico who has resided in the 
Greater Philadelphia area most of his life. He was trained as a 
journalist at Marquette University in Milwaukee, holds a master's 
degree from Montclair State University, and earned a doctor's degree in 
education from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He also graduated from 
the New Jersey Military Academy and served as a commissioned officer in 
the New Jersey National Guard. He is a licensed pilot, a published 
author, has taught at several colleges and universities and has the 
skilled talent of playing the guitar.
  His show, Puerto Rican Panorama, has served not only to inform the 
Hispanic community of issues that affect their lives, but just as 
important, to provide an opportunity for the mainstream audience to 
learn about Latinos and their culture.
  Through Dr. Castellanos' hard work and dedication to his career he 
has been able to share a wonderful culture with many others. In 
recognition of his years of service to the Latino community I ask that 
you and my other distinguished colleagues rise to congratulate him.

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