[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7993]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                  TRIBUTE TO DEAN BENNETTE LIVINGSTON

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                           HON. FLOYD SPENCE

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 29, 1999

  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of 
the House an outstanding South Carolinian, Dean Bennette Livingston, 
who is retiring on April 30th, as the Publisher of The Times and 
Democrat, the daily newspaper of Orangeburg, South Carolina. He is a 
man of many accomplishments.
  Dean Livingston first became associated with the newspaper business 
at the age of 12, when he was a production employee and a columnist for 
the Orangeburg Observer, a weekly newspaper for which he wrote the 
``Teen Talk'' column. He attended The University of South Carolina on a 
football scholarship, and he also managed to find the time to 
contribute articles to the school newspaper, The Gamecock. After 
graduation from Carolina, Dean Livingston joined the staff of The Times 
and Democrat for a brief period before leaving for three years to serve 
his Country in the United States Air Force, as a navigator. Upon 
completion of his military service, he returned to Orangeburg, where he 
became the Managing Editor of The Times and Democrat. At the age of 29, 
Dean Livingston became the youngest newspaper publisher in South 
Carolina, a post he has held for thirty-seven years. He is now the 
longest-serving newspaper publisher in the history of the Palmetto 
State.
  Under the leadership of Dean Livingston, The Times and Democrat has 
received hundreds of awards for news and advertising, as well as been a 
pioneer for innovations in newspaper printing in South Carolina. In 
1965, The Times and Democrat became the first newspaper in our State to 
convert to offset printing, and, in 1990, it became the first South 
Carolina newspaper to paginate by computer to a full-page typeset 
format.
  Dean Livingston has been a leader in professional associations and in 
civic affairs, serving as the President of the South Carolina Press 
Association, the South Carolina Press Association Foundation, the AP 
News Council, and the Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce. He has also 
supported journalism internship programs for college students. His 
lovely wife, Grace, has been a true partner in his many activities, and 
she has served as the President of the Women's Division of the South 
Carolina Press Association.
  The numerous contributions of Dean Livingston to the newspaper 
industry in South Carolina and across the Southeast are widely known by 
his colleagues. He has influenced many lives and he has always 
advocated high standards in journalism.
  I consider it a privilege to have known Dean Livingston since our 
days together as students at The University of South Carolina. He has 
always provided wise counsel and I have appreciated his insight into 
current events. Although he is entering retirement, I am certain that 
he will continue to make significant contributions to the newspaper 
business, to which he is devoted, and to the Midlands of our State. He 
is truly a great South Carolinian.

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