[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 77 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E896]
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                           HONORING ROY ISOM

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 20, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to posthumously honor the 
life of Roy Isom. Mr. Isom passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 
the age of seventy-two.
  Mr. Roy Isom was born in 1937. He grew up in Kingsburg, California. 
Shortly after graduating from high school, Mr. Isom joined the United 
States Air Force and served in Korea. Upon fulfilling his duties with 
the military, he returned to Central California and started his career 
in broadcasting.
  After forty years of working for radio and television broadcasts, Mr. 
Isom has become known as the ``voice of agriculture'' in the San 
Joaquin Valley. After working many years in television news, Mr. Isom 
went to work as the news director and farm news editor for KMJ Radio, a 
local news talk channel, in 1981. He produced a daily hour-long morning 
agriculture news show, reporting on the concerns and activities of 
farming and agribusiness. The daily news segment provided a forum for 
educating farmers and non-farmers about the important role agriculture 
plays in the San Joaquin Valley. He was a friend to the Fresno County 
Farm Bureau and interviewed many of the officers, members and staff. 
Mr. Isom was a true advocate for farmers and agriculture.
  Mr. Isom was a member of the National Association of Farm 
Broadcasters and was active in the Sanger Masonic Lodge and community. 
He was regularly recognized for his work. In 1994, he was named 
``Agricultural Reporter of the Year'' by the California Farm Bureau 
Federation and in 2005 he received the ``Heavy Puller Award'' from the 
Fresno County Farm Bureau.
  Madam Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me in honoring the life 
of Roy Isom and wishing the best for his family.

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