[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1956]
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         CONGRATULATING JIM TURNER ON 40 YEARS OF RADIO HOSTING

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 18, 2012

  Mr. WEBSTER. Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to recognize a 
gentleman who has been a mainstay in the Central Florida community for 
many years. After 40 years with NewsTalk WDBO as one of Central 
Florida's most respected and beloved news hosts, Jim Turner has 
announced his plan to retire.
  Mr. Turner joined WDBO in 1972 and has hosted the station's morning 
segment since 1985. He is respected not only in the Central Florida 
community but throughout the country. In 2004 he was awarded by his 
peers in the National Association of Broadcasters the prestigious 
Marconi Award for Personality of the Year.
  Founded in 1924 as a physics project of Rollins College, WDBO is 
today one of Central Florida's great news and talk radio stations. 
During his tenure as the morning show host, Turner headed the station's 
transformation from music to information and talk.
  Jim Turner's daily presence on WDBO's morning talk segment will be 
sorely missed. We are grateful for the years he has spent talking with 
Central Florida, and we wish him well.

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