[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE CAREER OF MICHAEL PUTNEY

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                     HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 14, 2022

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
illustrious career of Michael Putney, and congratulate him on his well-
deserved retirement.
  A veteran of the airwaves for more than half a century, Michael 
Putney's 33-year tenure at Local 10 News made him one of South 
Florida's most popular and trusted TV reporters.
  Michael began his career in broadcast journalism in 1966 in Columbia, 
Missouri. After stops in Washington D.C., Los Angeles and New York, he 
came to South Florida and made it his home.
  Throughout my own career in public office, there have been many 
changes in the ever-evolving media landscape, but Michael has been the 
one dependable constant.
  Another certainty for any elected official was that, at some point, 
you would have to answer the tough but fair questions from ``Putney.''
  Michael was doggedly devoted to accountability throughout his tenure 
at WPLG and our community is far better as a result that work.
  Michael's superior reporting skills won him two Emmys. And the state 
Supreme Court saw fit to appoint him to Florida's Judicial Management 
Council.
  I hope Michael and his wife enjoy their time together doing some of 
his favorite things: cooking, reading, tennis and traveling.
  I will miss him in the press gaggles, and in the studio, but I wish 
him all the best as he begins the next, relaxing chapter of his life.

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