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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Art Kimball on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of being the recipient of the Illinois Broadcasters | ||||||
| 5 | Association Pioneer Award; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Art Kimball was born on May 22, 1932 in Peoria and | ||||||
| 7 | was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Art Kimball's voice has been synonymous with high | ||||||
| 9 | school sports for two generations of radio listeners in the | ||||||
| 10 | State of Illinois; he began honing his craft at Indiana's | ||||||
| 11 | DePauw University; after a stint in Korea as a member of the | ||||||
| 12 | United States Army, his professional career commenced in Carmi; | ||||||
| 13 | from there, he traveled to Ottawa (WCMY), Peru (WLPO), | ||||||
| 14 | Bloomington-Normal (WJBC, WMLA), Peoria (WHOI-TV), and Mendota | ||||||
| 15 | (WGLC AM/FM), before moving back to Bloomington-Normal to work | ||||||
| 16 | for WJBC/Cable Channel 5; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, In his broadcasting career, Art Kimball has | ||||||
| 18 | covered football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, | ||||||
| 19 | and just about any other activity on a field, floor, or track; | ||||||
| 20 | the "IHSA Sports Report", which features stories and interviews | ||||||
| 21 | from schools big and small, was heard in every corner of the | ||||||
| 22 | State; his telecasts of the State basketball tournament from | ||||||
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| 1 | 1980 until 1992 were considered "must-see TV"; not limiting his | ||||||
| 2 | scope to high school games, he also broadcast Illinois State | ||||||
| 3 | University, Illinois Wesleyan University, and University of | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois games; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Art Kimball has devoted 53 years to his career on | ||||||
| 6 | the airwaves; he has broadcast more than 3,500 games and has | ||||||
| 7 | gained the devotion of thousands of listeners; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Art Kimball has drawn | ||||||
| 9 | strength and inspiration from his loving family, including his | ||||||
| 10 | wife of 53 years, Mary Lou; his daughter, Kathy Allemang; his | ||||||
| 11 | son-in-law, Greg; his grandson, Brad; his granddaughter, | ||||||
| 12 | Lindsey; his son, Steve; his daughter-in-law, Laurie; his | ||||||
| 13 | grandson, Jacob; his granddaughter, Abby; and his grandson, | ||||||
| 14 | Joe, who passed away in infancy; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Art Kimball's tireless efforts, skill, | ||||||
| 16 | professionalism, mentorship, and passion for sports and | ||||||
| 17 | broadcasting make him a model for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 20 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 21 | congratulate Art Kimball on being the recipient of the Illinois | ||||||
| 22 | Broadcasters Association Pioneer Award and wish him continued | ||||||
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| 1 | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to Art Kimball as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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