[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PAYING TRIBUTE TO MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY'S IMPACT 89FM RADIO STATION

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 30, 2009

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the 
accomplishments of the students and staff of Michigan State 
University's WDBM ``Impact 89'' FM Radio Station on the occasion of the 
station being named the College Radio Station of the Year by the 
Michigan Association of Broadcasters and Broadcast Music Inc.
  MSU's Impact 89 FM has received this prestigious honor nine of the 
past 10 years, making the station a standout among all the college 
radio stations in the entire Great Lakes region. The 2009 Gold Record 
Award was presented at the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference in 
March.
  Judging for the awards is by professional radio and television 
broadcasters in Michigan.
  In addition to winning the overall college station of the year award, 
Impact staffers also earned first place in four of seven individual 
categories, including Jon Erickson for air check; Wes Holing for talk 
show; Nate Gray for promotional announcement; and the team of Jeremy 
Whiting and Brock Elsesser for the station activities report.
  Other staffers receiving individual awards were Mike Weber, Doug 
Neal, Corrina Van Hamlin, John Simpkins, D'Destin Kaufmann, Lindsay 
Machak, Emily Fox, Brandon Jaksim, Autumn Maison, Dan Dugger, Jamal 
Spencer, Ed Glazer and Jesse McLean.
  The Impact 89 team is led by Gary Reid, Distinguished Senior 
Specialist with the MSU Department of Telecommunication, Impact 89 FM 
General Manager, and Associate Director of the Quello Center for 
Management and Law, named after long-time FCC Commissioner, James H. 
Quello.
  As someone who worked on the college radio station at my own alma 
mater, I have great respect for the professionalism and competitive 
spirit of the Impact 89 FM team and their manager and mentor, Gary 
Reid.
  In 2009, Impact 89 FM is celebrating its 20th anniversary and the 
thousands of students who have worked there and gone on to successful 
careers throughout the country.
  Impact 89FM has been a leader in creative, diverse programming and 
adoption of new technology. WDBM was the 132nd among nearly 14,000 
radio stations in the country to be licensed by the FCC to make the 
transition to High Definition broadcasting in 2004.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
students and staff of WDBM ``Impact 89'' FM for their dedication to 
excellence. They are truly deserving of our respect and admiration.

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