[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10413]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF MIKE REINERI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 2003

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and remembrance of 
Mr. Mike Reineri--family man, friend, and outstanding radio 
personality.
  Mr. Reineri had a long and distinguished career within the 
broadcasting industry. He was sworn into the Radio & Television 
Broadcasting Hall of Fame in November of 2001, and throughout his 
career, he served in every aspect of broadcasting in cities across the 
country.
  Mr. Reineri's first major appearance on radio was in 1959 with WFVG 
in North Carolina. He stayed there for about a year and soon moved to 
WKIK, where he did a rock-n-roll show from 7-I1 pm at a remote studio 
at the Piggy-Park Drive-In in Raleigh. His highly entertaining style of 
broadcasting drew crowds from across the Carolinas.
  Besides his natural ability to entertain, Mr. Reineri also possessed 
a kind and generous heart. While broadcasting in Cleveland, he created 
and promoted the very successful ``Shoes for Kids'' program that 
provides underprivileged and homeless children with footwear. This 
annual campaign grows stronger every year, and continues to assist 
Cleveland's neediest children.
  Wherever he's lived, Mr. Reineri always sought to be of service to 
others. He was deeply dedicated and civically active in Miami. For more 
than two decades, Mr. Reineri served as a member of the Board of 
Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Miami and was awarded the 
Service to Youth Award and Service Bar. In 1991 he was awarded the 
Easter Seals Man of the Year Award in Miami and the Miami Power 
Squadron Award for Outstanding Contribution to Safe Boating.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of Mr. Mike Reineri. I extend my sincerest condolences to his family 
and friends, especially to wife Barbara. Mr. Reineri's exceptional 
broadcasting talents and achievements will be known for generations to 
come. Moreover, his exceptional sense of kindness and compassion for 
others--through word and deed--will live on forever.

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