[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22958]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              GEORGE HALE

 Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I rise today to express my deep 
admiration for the indomitable George Hale, a man whose voice has 
danced over the airwaves of Maine television and radio over the last 50 
years.
  George Hale has an exceptional ability of bringing unique personality 
and perspective to each and every broadcast. With a career in sports, 
George provides the listener with the personal stories of triumph that 
make competition enthralling.
  Maine can not take all the credit for George Hale. Born in Cleveland, 
OH, George had to decide whether to come to Bangor and work in 
television or accept a desk job in New York City. By my estimation, he 
made the right decision subsequently establishing himself as one of 
Maine's premier broadcasting personalities.
  The most famous story about George is the time that he predicted snow 
flurries in the evening weather forecast and the next day Bangor awoke 
to find itself buried in the biggest snowstorm in its history. To this 
day, residents refer to him as ``Flurries Hale''.
  I extend my most sincere congratulations to Mr. Hale on this 
milestone accomplishment.

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