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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor WLS-AM (890) hosts, Don &
4Roma Wade, as they step down from their morning show after 27
5years; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Don & Roma show historically has been one of
7the top franchises on WLS since 1985, and their ratings
8continue to be strong; they are the longest running morning
9drive team in Chicago; their many awards include Talker
10Magazine's Heavy Hitter 100, Local Radio Legends of America,
11and the Marconi Award; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Don was born in New York City, attended William &
13Mary College, and graduated from Boston University; among the
14cities he worked in before landing in Chicago were
15Philadelphia, Seattle, Buffalo, Dallas, and Denver; he is
16passionate, witty, conservative, and always opinionated about
17the political and social issues of the day; he thrives on
18exposing and debunking the media bias and spin; when he landed
19at WLS in 1985, he found a place where his opinions counted;
20WLS talk radio became the perfect vehicle for his dissection of
21politics, celebrities, and the media; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Roma, "The Voice of Reason", provides the

 

 

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1thoughtful balance that drives Don mad; she earned a bachelor's
2degree and master's degree from Baylor University and attended
3Washington State University; she has taught university,
4community college, high school, and grade school (gifted
5children); she is a self-taught home remodeler and has taught
6kitchen remodeling and deck building; she is trained to teach
7yoga and meditation; she is a self-professed health nut and
8lover of all things spiritual and philosophical; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Don & Roma have been married since 1979; they have
102 children, Hunter, a U.S. Marine Lt. Col., who completed his
11master's degree at Industrial College of the Armed Forces at
12Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., has completed 4 Iraq &
13Afghanistan tours, and is a former Blue Angel, and Heather, who
14graduated with honors from the University of Washington in
15Seattle, is completing her final year in the prestigious MBA
16Executive program at NYU, and is a Global Event Planning
17Officer for CITI in New York City; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20we are pleased to honor Don & Roma Wade as they step down as
21hosts of the WLS morning show after 27 years; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23presented to Don & Roma Wade as an expression of our esteem and

 

 

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1respect.