[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED AND AMERICA'S 
           SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: 50 YEARS, 50 STATES, 50 SPORTS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 25, 2003

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Sports Illustrated, as they celebrate 50 years of being America's most 
respected and popular sports publication. I also stand to recognize 
America's Sports Illustrated. 50 Years, 50 States, 50 Sports, a 
yearlong, nationwide celebration building on the premise of sports 
being an enormous force for good and a major catalyst in giving 
Americans a sense of community.
  Sports Illustrated is one of the most respected voices in sports 
media, a magazine that consistently sets the national agenda for debate 
and discussion. This magazine is an original American brand that each 
week tells us about ourselves through the prism of sports.
  Time Inc. founder Henry Luce's dream that, ``America will have a 
great National Sports Weekly'' officially became a reality on August 
16, 1954, with the launch of Sports Illustrated. In the years that have 
followed, Sports Illustrated has lived up to Luce's lofty notion. 
Americans turn to Sports Illustrated for a definitive word and the 
defining photographs, for the most in-depth analysis in sports.
  Let us support Sports Illustrated as they launch their nationwide 
multi-media program: America's Sports Illustrated. 50 Years, 50 States, 
50 Sports. This nationwide celebration consists of weekly state-
specific sections in the magazine and four special 50th issues; a 
grassroots mobile marketing tour that will visit sporting events that 
are unique to the state being visited; a comprehensive and interactive 
web presence; and a community sports outreach program to enhance the 
quality of sports in America's communities through the YMCA of the USA 
and the National Recreation and Park Association. Let us commemorate 
America's most respected and popular Sports publication on their Golden 
Anniversary.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of Sports Illustrated as it turns 50 in 2004 and celebrates its 
anniversary with the most ambitious initiative in the history of the 
magazine.

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