[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8885]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        CONGRATULATING BOB McKAY

  (Mr. DesJARLAIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DesJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Bob McKay, 
a lifelong resident of Maury County, Tennessee, who was recently 
inducted in the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame.
  On December 7, 1941, Mr. McKay listened to the radio accounts of the 
attacks on Pearl Harbor, and realized just how important radio is in 
keeping us informed. He filed with the FCC to open a radio station but 
joined the Army shortly after to serve his country in the Pacific. 
Before leaving, he gave his application to his father and said:

       If I'm lucky enough to get back, I'll want that radio 
     station for Columbia.

  Mr. McKay returned home in 1946, and started WKRM. Its success 
allowed him to open three more stations.
  In addition to broadcasting, Mr. McKay chaired the Maury Regional 
Hospital Board of Trustees, was a founding member of the Tennessee 
Association of Broadcasters, and served on the boards of numerous 
charities in Columbia. He retired in 2008 after 62 years in the 
broadcasting industry. In his work and personal life, he has always 
followed the highest Christian principles.

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