[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19094-19095]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ED LOVE

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 15, 2008

  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to make express my gratitude 
for my fellow jazz enthusiast and Detroiter, Ed Love. For more than 24 
years, Ed Love has delighted listeners with Destination Jazz: The Ed 
Love Program on weekdays from 7 pm to midnight on WDET 101.9FM. Ed's 
passion for jazz and radio extends all the way back to his youth in 
Kansas, when he was an avid listener of his mother's records and hosts 
like Dick Martin of WWL in New Orleans. After graduating from 
broadcasting school, Ed worked for Armed Forces Radio in several states 
and in the Philippines. Starting in 1960, he worked at various stations 
throughout Detroit until joining WDET in 1983. Ed has not only 
entertained Detroit radio listeners throughout his impressive career, 
but also spent six years hosting a nationally syndicated program 
entitled ``The Evolution of Jazz,'' educating and entertaining 
listeners on 125 stations from coast to coast.
  Ed was honored for his contribution to the world of jazz with the 
``Distinguished Achievement Award'' from the Motor City Music 
Foundation. Ed was recognized by the Friends of the Detroit Institute 
of Arts with the ``Dr. Alian Locke Award'' in 1999 for his 
contributions to the arts. He's earned two ``Spirit of Detroit

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Awards'' from Detroit Mayors Coleman A. Young and Dennis W. Archer. The 
Michigan House of Representatives, the Michigan Senate, the 
Congressional Black Caucus and the National Broadcast Awards have all 
recognized him for his profound knowledge and love of jazz. The 
Southeast Michigan Jazz Association (SEMJA) recognized Ed for his 
outstanding contribution to jazz and the arts. In 2005, Ed received the 
``Detroit Jazz Guardian'' Award from the Music Hall Center for the 
Performing Arts and the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Ed was 
also honored in 2005 with the ``Distinguished Arts Achievement'' award 
from the Oakland County chapter of The Links. He has also served as the 
senior program consultant for the Detroit International Jazz Festival 
since 2000.
  In the wake of the collapse of the International Association of Jazz 
Educators, Ed Love and other jazz advocates will be even more important 
in the preservation of one of our nation's treasures and original art 
forms, jazz. I know that as long as jazz has stewards like Ed Love, we 
can be assured that it will be taught and will thrive the future. 
Through his work, Ed Love has and will continue to inspire generations 
of performers, educators, and students for years to come.

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