[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11035-11036]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF KEITH RUNYON FOR HIS 43 YEARS OF JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE AT 
                     THE LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL

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                          HON. JOHN A. YARMUTH

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 10, 2012

  Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a newsman 
and writer whose desire to inform and enrich his community led to a 43-
year career in journalism.
  Keith Runyon retired from the Louisville Courier-Journal in April, 
leaving behind a matchless legacy. One of Kentucky's longest-serving 
and most distinguished journalists, Keith spent 35 years on the 
newspaper's editorial board, where he skillfully guided the C-J through 
times of national turmoil and triumph to local controversy and 
accomplishment.
  The landscape of Keith's career is decorated with awards, and earlier 
this year he received one of the most prestigious: The Society of 
Professional Journalists' acclaimed Sigma Delta Chi Award.
  Keith was the last member of the editorial board to have a direct 
connection to the Bingham Family, who owned and operated the Louisville 
Courier-Journal for three generations. The Binghams' two-tiered 
commitment to solid, fact-based journalism and advocacy for social 
justice has always remained--in Keith, and in all those who he has 
advised over the years.
  But Keith's field of vision has always been broader than political 
reporting and commentary. Through most of his career, he also served as 
editor of the C-J's books page, driving to expand coverage of 
literature and nonfiction at a time when most major U.S. newspapers are 
cutting back.
  Among the many responsibilities of journalists and commentators is to 
fully envision the kind of community where you want to live and work to 
achieve it. We are indebted to Keith

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for his years spent in service of that cause. His legacy will be the 
decency, equality, and justice that he fought for and inspired 
throughout our community.
  On behalf of the 3rd Congressional District, I thank Keith for more 
than four decades of contributions to our city, and I wish him years of 
happiness and continued success in his retirement.

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