[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 155 (Monday, October 17, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S6596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        REMEMBERING ROLLIN POST

 Mrs. BOXER Mr. President, I take this opportunity to honor the 
life of Rollin Post, an award-winning Bay Area journalist, who passed 
away on October 3, 2011, following complications from Alzheimer's 
disease. Throughout his career, Rollin made extraordinary contributions 
to journalism, public affairs, and the Bay Area community he so 
passionately served. I extend my deepest sympathy to his wife Diane 
Post and their three children and five grandchildren.
  Born in New York City in May 1930, Mr. Post was the son of New York 
State Assemblyman Langdon Post and Janet Kirby Post; and grandson to 
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Rollin Kirby. After a 
childhood in New York, Tucson, and southern California, Rollin briefly 
attended San Francisco State College before enlisting in the U.S. Army. 
He later enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, where he 
graduated in 1952 with a bachelor of arts in political science. 
Following graduation, Rollin returned to southern California to work at 
CBS radio and then as a writer at the local CBS television affiliate.
  Rollin Post's passion for broadcast journalism brought him back to 
the Bay Area, where he took a job at KPIX in 1961. Over the course of 
nearly 40 years, he remained a staple on local news broadcasts, 
focusing exclusively on matters relating to politics and public affairs 
and establishing himself as a highly respected and engaging reporter, 
commentator, and interviewer. Together with his long-time colleague and 
cohost, Belva Davis, Mr. Post developed several enduring television 
programs such as ``A Closer Look'' and ``California This Week.''
  During his storied career, Rollin Post covered nine Presidential 
elections and interviewed many important figures in local, State, and 
national politics. He was so well known as a journalist that Robert 
Redford cast him to play himself in the 1972 film ``The Candidate.'' He 
also received many well-deserved honors and awards for his work, 
including recognitions from the Society of Professional Journalists and 
the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  Outside of his work in journalism, Rollin served as a volunteer for 
several organizations, including Common Cause and the Institute of 
Governmental Studies at his alma mater, UC Berkeley. He was also a 
lifelong baseball fan and an avid outdoorsman, relishing opportunities 
to take his family camping and hiking.
  I extend my heartfelt condolences to Rollin's family, friends, and 
former colleagues. He will be sorely missed.

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