[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING KRIV-TV'S GREGG GROOGAN, MARK MULLER AND APRILLE MEEK FOR 
           WINNING THE CASEY MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS JOURNALISM

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 17, 2007

  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to honor 
three remarkable journalists at Houston's own KRIV-TV for winning the 
prestigious Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism.
  Greg Groogan, Mark Muller and Aprille Meek last week received the 
2007 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism for short form television 
for their insightful story on the difficulties faced by Texas's parents 
of children using special education, ``Special Ed-Broken Promise?'' 
This story, the opening of a several-month series on special education 
in Texas, provided an eye-opening look at the hurdles that special 
education parents face in providing the ``free appropriate public 
education'' to which they are entitled per the Individual with 
Disabilities Education Act.
  For Mr. Groogan, Mr. Muller and Ms. Meek, this impressive award 
represents the culmination of the excellent work that they have done 
over the years for KRIV-TV. Mr. Groogan alone has won over sixty 
journalism awards, including five Lone Star Emmys, 15 Associated Press 
Awards, and honors from the Houston Press Club, the Texas Cancer 
Society and the Texas State Teachers Association. Over 700 journalists 
entered the contest for the 2007 Casey Medals, demonstrating that these 
journalists truly went above and beyond the call of duty with the 
excellent work for which they received the Casey Medal.
  In awarding these three deserving individuals with the Casey Medal, 
the Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families described 
``Special Ed-Broken Promise?'' as a ``masterful job,'' and indeed it 
was. It is fitting that this award would go to individuals who have 
shown incredible courage, tenacity and wisdom in their reporting. I 
congratulate Mr. Groogan, Mr. Muller and Ms. Meek for this well-
deserved award and I hope that their work serves as an inspiration to 
others across the nation.

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