[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PAUL AND SYLVIA HOLLINGER

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                          HON. JOSEPH R. PITTS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2006

  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the legacy and service 
of Paul and Sylvia Hollinger.
  Fifty years ago, Paul Hollinger got his start in Christian radio as a 
singer for WMBI at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
  After leaving Moody, he continued his broadcasting career in 
Pennsylvania as a sales representative or WEZN in Elizabethtown, 
Pennsylvania.
  In July 1961, Paul began with WDAC radio in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 
and he's been capably serving that station ever since. In 1981, his 
wife, Sylvia, joined him at the station and continues to play a crucial 
role in its operations to this day. Together, Paul and Sylvia have 
grown WDAC into the tremendous success that it is today.
  WDAC's consistently high ratings are a testament to the God-given 
talents that the Hollingers have brought to the station's leadership 
ranks.
  With programs offering sound Biblical wisdom for living a life of 
integrity, as well as practical guidance for raising a God-honoring 
family, WDAC provides a wonderful resource to the Lancaster community.
  Paul and Sylvia have also been active in the community outside of 
their roles at WDAC. They give charitably of their time and resources, 
serve as leaders in the pro-life movement, and are strong supporters of 
the conservative family values that Lancaster County holds so dear.
  Paul and Sylvia's retirement this month from WDAC's daily operations 
caps more than four decades of distinguished service, and it's a legacy 
worth honoring.
  We live in an age of eroding decency and growing vulgarity on our 
Nation's airwaves.
  Under the leadership of Paul and Sylvia Hollinger, WDAC has 
consistently and successfully gone against this trend.
  The high-quality, family-friendly Christian programming that WDAC has 
committed itself to is a wonderful influence on the surrounding 
community every single day.
  Paul and Sylvia have played an enormous role in making this happen 
and their legacy of positively impacted lives grows with each new 
listener.
  I congratulate the Hollingers on a wonderful life of service, and 
wish them all the best in whatever the future holds.

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