[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 119 (Thursday, July 10, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E661]
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         HONORING LISA ROSE'S 42 YEARS OF BROADCAST EXCELLENCE

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                           HON. ERIC BURLISON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 10, 2025

  Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lisa Rose, news 
anchor at Springfield, Missouri's KY3 television station, who is 
retiring after 42 years of broadcast excellence. KY3 covers 32 counties 
in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas.
  Lisa's fascination with the news began as a 3rd grader who was 
devouring the daily newspaper and increased even more when she was 10 
years old and witnessed televised reports about the Vietnam War. 
According to her, by the time she was in high school, she was truly 
addicted to learning as much as she could about what was going on in 
the world around her. So, it was no great surprise when she graduated 
from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, with a 
Bachelors degree in TV News.
  Shortly after graduation, Lisa started her career as a general 
assignment news reporter at KODE-TV in Joplin, Missouri. She spent four 
years at KODE and then moved to KY3 in 1984 as the evening news anchor. 
During her time at KY3, she saw TV news reporting change as advanced 
technology allowed for live field reporting for the first time. 
Portable backpacks and satellite trucks became the norm as KY3 stayed 
ahead of the curve in broadcast news. Now a single individual can do 
what used to take a satellite truck, an engineer, a photographer, and a 
reporter to deliver a live report. From technology to techniques in 
news gathering, the station has been a leader in television news and 
Lisa has been there every step of the way.
  Lisa and her husband, Randy, have three children and three 
grandchildren. For more than four decades, she has been a trusted and 
familiar voice in our community where she's brought professionalism, 
warmth, and a little humor into homes all across the Ozarks. I'd like 
to congratulate Lisa on her retirement, and thank her for her service 
to the community. She will be missed.

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