[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4767-S4768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO DAN SEWELL

 Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the career 
and service of a proud Ohioan, Dan Sewell, who will retire at the end 
of June, bringing an end to his 44-year career in journalism.
  Dan spent 39 of those years with the Associated Press, serving 
Americans, both by bringing them the news and by telling their 
stories--in Buffalo, Miami, San Juan, Atlanta, and Chicago, where he 
has worked as a writer, editor, assistant bureau chief, and most 
recently in our home State, in Cincinnati, OH.
  A native of Middletown, OH, Dan graduated from Edgewood High School. 
He got his start in journalism as a student journalist at Ohio 
University's student newspaper, The Post. That is where Dan and I first 
met, when he interviewed me as the youngest member of the Ohio State 
Legislature.
  Journalists like Dan play a vital role in our democracy--they ask 
tough questions, they challenge special interests and uncover 
corruption, and they connect Americans with their communities and with 
the world. Whether it was the Grenada Invasion in 1983, Hurricane 
Andrew in 1992, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, or the mass shooting in 
Dayton's Oregon District in 2019, Dan has done vital work on the 
frontlines, covering stories that matter to people.
  Not only has he made a difference through his writing, Dan also 
teaches as a part-time instructor of journalism at Miami University in 
Oxford, OH, helping mentor the next generation of journalists.
  Dan is a devoted husband to Vickii, father of five, and grandfather 
of nine, and plans to spend time with them during retirement. And he 
will have more time to partake in his favorite hobby--attending 
Cincinnati Reds' games.
  On behalf of grateful readers in Ohio and around the country, I thank 
Dan Sewell for nearly four decades of service in journalism, doing work 
that is important to the fabric of our communities and our country.

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