[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22322]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING WILLIAM HOWARD BRONSON, JR. ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
                RETIREMENT FROM MOBILE'S PRESS-REGISTER

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 22, 2009

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise to 
honor the long and distinguished career of William Howard Bronson, Jr. 
on the occasion of his retirement as president and publisher of 
Mobile's Press-Register.
  A 17-year veteran of the Press-Register, Howard brought profound 
changes to the paper. Under his leadership, the paper received several 
prestigious awards and greatly increased its readership. In the days 
following his retirement, the paper published a tribute stating 
``Howard Bronson leaves an extensive legacy of accomplishments and 
contributions to the southwest Alabama community and, indeed, the 
entire state.''
  Howard and his wife, Dorsey, moved to Mobile from Shreveport, 
Louisiana, where he was president and publisher of The Times, owned by 
Gannett Company, Inc. He served as president and general manager of the 
Newspaper Production Co. while in Shreveport from 1977 to 1991. He was 
regional vice president responsible for the launch and first year of 
operation of three USA Today print and distribution sites in Dallas, 
New Orleans and Houston in 1983-84.
  Howard also has held regional responsibility with Gannett for 
publications in Monroe, Louisiana; Gainesville, Georgia; Muskogee, 
Oklahoma; Springfield, Missouri; Jackson, Mississippi; Hattiesburg, 
Mississippi; and Jackson, Tennessee.
  As president and publisher of the Press-Register, he was involved in 
a number of professional organizations, including the Alabama Press 
Association, the Newspaper Association of America and the American 
Newspaper Publishers' Association. Howard serves as a board member of 
several civic organizations, including the Mobile Area Chamber of 
Commerce, the Business Council of Alabama, Spring Hill College and the 
United Way of Southeast Alabama, Inc. He is also a member of Forward 
Mobile and Mobile United.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing a 
dedicated journalist, a respected executive and friend to many 
throughout southwest Alabama. I am certain that his family--his wife, 
Dorsey, and their four children--along with all those at the Press-
Register and his many friends in Mobile join me in praising his 
accomplishments and extending thanks for his considerable service to 
the city of Mobile and all of southwest Alabama.
  On behalf of a grateful community, allow me to wish Howard Bronson 
the very best of luck in all of his future endeavors.

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