[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E354-E355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF MR. MARK GIESEN, THE SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA ROTARY 
                   CLUB'S SUNBURY CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 18, 2015

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize the Sunbury, 
Pennsylvania Rotary Club's Sunbury Citizen of the Year, Mark Giesen, or 
otherwise known by his radio name, ``Mark Lawrence.'' The Sunbury 
Rotary Club is an organization within my district that reaches out 
locally and internationally to better the lives of others through an 
array of service projects. Mr. Giesen has acted both within the club 
and the medium of broadcast journalism to proudly serve his community.
   Often referred to as ``The Voice of the Valley,'' Mr. Giesen serves 
as the Program Director at Newsradio 1070 WKOK, and through his 
position, helps many constituents throughout my district promote events 
and fundraisers.

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His decorated professional experience includes previous roles at WHLM 
AM/FM in Bloomsburg, and as the News Director at WKOK/WQKX in Sunbury. 
Mr. Giesen has also worked at Clear Channel in Williamsport, 
Pennsylvania.
   Mr. Giesen's passion for broadcasting began at a young age. As a 
child, he used to spin the dials on an old radio at night in an effort 
to reach as many stations as possible. Later on, Mr. Giesen became a 
fellow at WKOK/AM/FM in Sunbury, and would ride his bike to the studio 
in the Fort Augusta Museum to continually immerse himself in the world 
of broadcast journalism.
   Mr. Speaker, for his committed service to the Sunbury Rotary Club, 
to his role as the Program Director at Newsradio 1070 WKOK, and to the 
constituents of my district, I commend Mr. Giesen and congratulate him 
on being named the Sunbury Rotary Club's Sunbury Citizen of the year.

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