[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3983]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO WTOP'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 9, 1999

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in recognizing 
WTOP Radio, our local and regional news station. WTOP is celebrating 
its 30th anniversary today, Tuesday March 9, 1999. I am sure the 
Members of the House and Senate listen to and are informed by WTOP. The 
station has been a prime source of information of news events and a 
pioneer in all-news radio.
  Without fail, WTOP usually gets there before we do and before anyone 
else does. From the mundane news of traffic and weather, to breaking 
news in the nation and around the world, WTOP is there for Washington, 
the region, and Members of the House and Senate.
  Mr. Speaker, I also must say a special word of tribute to Dave 
McConnell, who has been with WTOP for 34 years, even before it was an 
all-news station. Dave is one of the best reporters in any of the media 
in Washington. His amazing dexterity and extraordinary range have made 
him a one-man class reporter and commentator capable of speaking to any 
and every subject. Members listen to Dave's Today On the Hill 
broadcasts to find out what is really happening in Congress! Dave 
McConnell is only one of the best of an extraordinary group of first 
rate radio journalists at WTOP who keep the nation's capital truly 
informed. I ask the House to join me in expressing our gratitude to 
WTOP for the indispensable service the station performs as well as our 
congratulations for 30 years of a job very well done.

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