[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16741]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO KANU-FM PUBLIC RADIO OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

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                           HON. DENNIS MOORE

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 2002

  Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an important 
cultural organization that has played a vital role in my congressional 
district for the past 50 years.
  Radio station KANU-FM began broadcasting on September 15, 1952, in 
Lawrence, Kansas, when Harry Truman was serving as President. During 
the coming weekend, they are celebrating their 50th anniversary on the 
air. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their 
service.
  Since 1952, KANU has informed, enlightened, educated and amused the 
radio listeners of northeast Kansas; it is the flagship station of 
National Public Radio in our state and it is a cultural lifeline for 
Kansans and an example of public radio at its best.
  At a time when radio programming is becoming more homogeneous, KANU 
continues to present classical music, jazz, opera, bluegrass and folk 
music. These genres have a wide audience, but listeners might not be 
able to hear them on the radio without the steadfast, continued support 
of KANU.
  KANU is also a credit to its home institution, the University of 
Kansas, which has backed the institution from its beginning.
  As a listener, supporter and occasional guest of KANU, I urge all 
Kansans, and indeed, all fans of good radio, to thank KANU for their 50 
years of broadcasting and to wish them well for the next 50 years.

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