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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Milner
4Broadcasting Enterprises, L.L.C., and WVLI Radio 95.1 FM on
5receiving the 2011 Good Neighbor Business of the Year Award;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Tim Milner and his late brother, Tom, were on a
8road trip from Florida to see a White Sox game in Chicago; Tom
9turned on the radio to WBYG 99.9 FM in front of Comiskey Park;
10as Tim recalls, they got an idea: "If this station with such a
11great signal goes all the way to Chicago, advertisers would see
12the opportunity to reach Kankakee area people and south side
13Chicago people."; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Tim and Tom's father, Gene Milner, was legendary
15in Philadelphia radio during the big band years; being on the
16air wasn't enough for Gene, so he began to buy radio stations;
17with the input of Tim and Tom, Gene and his wife, Jackie,
18purchased WBYG and changed it to WBUS "The Bus" 99.9 FM; the
19family sold WBUS years later and now owns WVLI 95.1 FM, "The
20Valley", WIVR 101.7 FM, "River Country," and WFAV 103.7 FM; and
 
21    WHEREAS, General Manager Tim Milner and Program Director
22Mickey Milner have assembled a team of professional and

 

 

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1dedicated radio personnel that tie the region together by their
2undeniable commitment to the communities they serve; WVLI 95.1
3FM and its dedicated personnel reach out to thousands by
4providing local groups the opportunity to promote their events,
5by sponsoring, and giving of their time at, hundreds of
6community events throughout the region, by giving away
7countless prizes, by pairing with other businesses to promote
8the area, by informing listeners of traffic problems that they
9should avoid, and by letting their listeners know of any
10emergencies or possible incumbent weather; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Milner Broadcasting Enterprises, L.L.C., and WVLI
1295.1 FM are supporters of many local charities and
13organizations, including, but not limited to: the local
14Chambers of Commerce, local schools, the Kankakee County
15Training Center, the Kankakee County Teen Court, My Favorite
16Book, Pledge for Life/IKAN, Rebuilding Together, the Kankakee
17Valley Theatre Association, Sugar Creek Symphony and Song, the
18Bradley Lions Club, the United Way of Kankakee, Easter Seals,
19Harbor House, Zonta, Youth for Christ, Youth Uplift Ministry,
20Kankakee River Clean Up, the Power Boat Nationals, the American
21Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Helen Wheeler Center, the
22YMCA, Catholic Charities, Indian Oaks Academy, the Manteno
23Veterans Home, the Kankakee County Fair, and the Bourbonnais
24Friendship Festival; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, One special listener notes that WVLI 95.1 FM "just
2brings a little bit of humor to everyone's day"; therefore, be
3it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we congratulate Milner Broadcasting Enterprises, L.L.C., and
7the entire WVLI 95.1 FM team and offer our best wishes for
8continued success in the future; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Tim Milner, General Manager of Milner Broadcasting
11Enterprises, L.L.C., and WVLI 95.1 FM, as a symbol of our
12respect and esteem.