[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20115]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    IN HONOR OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF V-103, THE PEOPLE'S STATION

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                            HON. DAVID SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 11, 2015

  Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the 
40th anniversary of ``The People's Station'', V-103, a radio station 
that has withstood the test of time and always kept up with the pulse 
of metro Atlanta.
  V-103 started in 1976 primarily as a disco music station. The station 
rose to prominence and became one of Atlanta's radio market leaders 
under the guidance and leadership of then program director, Scotty 
Andrews. Although it found its audience in disco, as musical tastes 
changed, V-103 proved to be fluid and ready to meet the listening needs 
of the people of Atlanta.
  There is no finer example of this fact than in 2000 when the People's 
Station added full time hip hop to their catalog of urban contemporary 
soul and R&B. V-103 helped promote some of Atlanta's most notable 
homegrown musicians and producers. But more than just a music station, 
V-103 has been a pillar of support in both the Greater Atlanta 
community as well as the United States.
  Following the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 
2001, then-Mayor Bill Campbell escorted the V-103 morning team to 
Ground Zero to present more than $100,000 to then New York mayor Rudy 
Giuliani for the families of first responders. The station raised over 
$250,000 to assist the displaced people of Hurricane Katrina in Atlanta 
and New Orleans. In November 2008, the station paused its music service 
to report on the historic election of this nation's first African 
American president, Barack Obama. V-103 has been a partner in promoting 
the 13th district's Health, Job and Foreclosure prevention fairs and 
contributing to the success of these events.
  Over the past 40 years, the People's Station has proven itself as a 
resource for the greater Atlanta community. With over one million 
listeners, V-103 is undoubtedly an integral part of people of Atlanta's 
morning and evening commutes as well as an important part of the 
philanthropic community.
  Mr. Speaker, today I rise to celebrate and honor an organization that 
has been an informative voice for so many Georgians throughout the last 
40 years. I ask my colleagues to join me in commemorating V-103 on 
their organization's anniversary and for their continued service to the 
Greater Atlanta community.

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