[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO GENE PETERSON

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Gene 
Peterson, a native of Culbertson, MT, and an award-winning broadcast 
anchor. Over this past weekend, Mr. Peterson was inducted into the 
Montana Broadcasters Hall of Fame for contributing more than 50 years 
of service to the broadcasting industry in our State.
  A graduate of the Brown Institute in Minneapolis, MN, Mr. Peterson 
moved with his wife and two daughters to Missoula in 1962, where he 
began working at a modest radio station that he then transformed into a 
thriving radio group of five stations.
  Mr. Peterson has also undertaken a great deal of public service, for 
which he has been honored in many ways. He has served the city of 
Missoula as president of the Missoula Chamber of Commerce, president of 
the Montana Broadcasters Association, Grizzly Scholarship Association, 
St. Patrick Hospital Advisory Board, YMCA, and the University of 
Montana President's Advisory Board. Among his awards for his careers in 
both broadcasting and public service are Businessman of the Year, the 
Hugh O'Brien Lifetime Achievement, and Sportsman of the Year.
  Mr. Peterson has made a difference in his years of community service 
and contributions to our State's economy. I join Montanans today in 
honoring him for his years of service to our State.

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