[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17830]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING MARVIN SCOTT FOR HIS FIFTY YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN BROADCAST 
                               JOURNALISM

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                           HON. PETER T. KING

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2010

  Mr. KING of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
Marvin Scott and his fifty years of excellence in broadcast journalism.
  Marvin began his foray into journalism as a 14-year-old in the Bronx, 
chasing celebrities and fire trucks and selling his pictures to local 
newspapers. Today, he is a seven time Emmy award winner in the category 
of outstanding journalistic achievement. He has covered 16 presidential 
nominating conventions, 8 mayoral elections, and 8 gubernatorial 
elections. Among those he has interviewed include former Presidents 
Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and George Bush Sr., as well as Dr. Martin 
Luther King, Jr., Israeli President Shimon Peres, Henry Kissinger, Rev. 
Billy Graham, Astronaut Gordon Cooper, Larry King, Sophia Loren, Tony 
Bennett, Charlton Heston, and Jerry Lewis.
  Among his assignments, Marvin was in Wiesbaden, Germany after 
hostages were released from a hijacked TWA jet, and covered the 
McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California in which a gunman killed 
21 people. Over his remarkable half a century of dedication to 
journalism, Marvin has not simply covered history, but has been a part 
of the important stories and events of our time. He was the first 
American reporter since the demise of the Soviet Union to go to sea 
aboard a Russian warship. His investigation into cheating on New York 
citywide tests led to legislation making it a crime.
  According to Marvin, the most difficult story that he has had to 
cover was the terrorist attacks of September 11th. In his own words: 
``I wasn't reporting something that was happening in some far-off 
place, but it was here and I was a part of the story, feeling the same 
anger and pain as our viewers.'' On the anniversary of 9/11 he gained 
an exclusive by flying over Ground Zero in the back seat of an F-15.
  I want to thank Marvin Scott for not only being a truly outstanding 
broadcast reporter and newsman, but for being a great storyteller and 
true personification of New York. Most importantly, I am proud to call 
Marvin and his wife Lorri my friends.

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