[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1247-E1248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING AND THANKING KIM LEMON OF WGAL NEWS 8

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                           HON. LLOYD SMUCKER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2021

  Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Kim Lemon, who 
after spending 42 years serving the public as an award-winning 
journalist and anchor, is retiring from WGAL News 8, which is 
headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the heart of my 
Congressional District.
  Kim was born and raised in Lancaster, graduating from Manheim 
Township High School. She pursued higher education, graduating from 
Clarion University with a degree in Speech Communications and Theatre. 
She joined WGAL News 8 in 1979, hired to cover the weekend weather 
segment. She then spent time as a reporter, morning news anchor, then 
co-host of ``PM Magazine.'' For the

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last 36 years, the people of Susquehanna Valley have known Kim as an 
anchor of WGAL' s evening news, serving as their Senior Anchor. Kim has 
been the longest serving anchor in the station's history. She has 
earned 12 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards and many other distinguished 
recognitions for her reporting.
  Beyond sharing the news with our community, Kim has worked to give 
back. She has supported charitable efforts for the Children's Miracle 
Network, The Salvation Army, The Extraordinary Give and more. She also 
has been an advocate on behalf of families who are caring for loved 
ones with dementia, as she cares for her husband John who has Lewy Body 
Dementia.
  Kim said that it was ``her lifelong dream to work at WGAL 8.'' And 
so, we thank her for living out her dream to faithfully share the news 
with our community for so many years. We wish her continued success and 
happiness in her retirement.

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