[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                         HONORING KELO-LAND TV

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, it is with great honor that I rise 
today to congratulate KELO-LAND TV of Sioux


Falls, South Dakota for receiving the prestigious national Emmy award 
for it's Tradition of Caring'' public service announcement.
  The Emmy awards nobly serve as a gateway to focusing the public's 
attention on cultural, educational, and technological advances in the 
television industry. Specifically, the purpose of the award for the 
Public Service Announcement--Campaign category is to recognize special 
achievements of the television media establishment based on their 
unmatched ability to achieve excellence and originality. Within this 
category, the outstanding achievements KELO-TV made in it's ``Tradition 
of Caring'' public service announcement led them to be chosen as first 
among four national finalists at the presentation of the Emmy awards in 
New York City.
  The ``Tradition of Caring'' public service announcement culminates 
three outstanding years of active community involvement by all of KELO-
LAND TV's employees on behalf of over twenty charitable organizations. 
The purpose of their public service campaign was to facilitate employee 
and community involvement in local causes. To effectively implement 
their campaign, employees were divided into teams based on similar 
interests with each team focusing on a particular organization within 
the community. Their personal approach to public service has not only 
won them an Emmy, but it has significantly helped organizations 
throughout South Dakota gain positive exposure and financial 
assistance.
  KELO-LAND TV richly deserves this distinguished award. It is an honor 
for me to share with my colleagues KELO-TV's exemplary leadership and 
strong commitment to both the development and enhancement of South 
Dakota's local communities through public service. I strongly commend 
their advancements in the television industry, and I am very pleased 
that their substantial efforts have found such extraordinary 
success.

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