[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3530-S3531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO RICK BOZICH

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, as sports lovers, we all have our local 
columnists who are the go-to source for the ins and outs of our 
favorite sports teams. In my hometown of Louisville, KY, Rick Bozich, 
is one of my favorite go-to guys. For 50 years, the Hall of Fame 
journalist reported on local and national sports in Kentucky and 
Indiana, 47 of those years covering sports in Louisville. But on July 
1, 2025, Rick will be retiring following a long and accomplished career 
in sports media. And for us sports fans, it is like losing our favorite 
player. He will be missed.
  Rick began his career in Gary, IN, delivering the newspaper to 
households in his neighborhood. He attended Indiana University, earning 
a journalism degree in 1975. Following graduation, he worked for a few 
years at local papers in Indiana, before moving to the Louisville 
Courier-Journal and Louisville Times. He must have realized quickly 
that, for a career in sports journalism, few places offer such 
enthusiastic fans or such deep-seated rivalries as Louisville, KY.
  After 34 years at the Courier-Journal, Rick decided to make the jump 
to television, joining WDRB-TV in 2012. At the TV station, he, 
alongside his friend and former Courier-Journal colleague Eric 
Crawford, helped expand the on-air sports department. Every time there 
was a major sports story, Rick was there, writing about the University 
of Louisville Cardinals, the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and of 
course, the greatest 2 minutes in sports: the Kentucky Derby. He has 
also covered many of the hottest sporting events across the country, 
including NCAA Final Fours, Super Bowls, World Series, NBA Finals, and 
the Summer Olympics.
  During his long career, he earned honors and awards from national and 
State press associations. This includes Hall of Fame recognitions by 
the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, the U.S. Basketball Writers 
Association, and the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters 
Association. He was also awarded the Red Smith Award for Kentucky Derby 
coverage and won an Emmy Award for his sports commentating at WDRB-TV. 
His work has appeared on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and the New York 
Times, just to name a few.
  I ask my colleagues to join me and all his viewers and readers in 
honoring Rick and congratulating him on his retirement. While he plans 
to keep a

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close eye on all things sports, I am sure he is looking forward to 
spending more time with his wife Rhonda and his children and grandkids.

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