Full Text of HR1041 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz has been known to millions across the | 3 | | nation, in the City of Chicago, and, of course,
Berwyn, as | 4 | | legendary horror host Svengoolie for the last 35 years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz first became a writer for the original | 6 | | "Svengoolie", Jerry G. Bishop, in
1973; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz first donned the legendary top hat, | 8 | | makeup, wig, and tuxedo costume of
Svengoolie, armed with only | 9 | | a rubber chicken, first from 1979 to 1986 as the "Son of | 10 | | Svengoolie"
on WFLD in Chicago, showing an ever-expanding, full | 11 | | range of science fiction and horror films
on Saturday nights; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz wrote, acted in, and produced the | 14 | | innovative children's program "The Koz
Zone" on WFLD from 1986 | 15 | | to 1988; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz was given the rights to be "Svengoolie" | 17 | | in his own right and has
performed as the legendary host since | 18 | | 1994 on WCIU in Chicago; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz took "Svengoolie" to a national audience | 20 | | in 2011 on the Chicago based
Me-TV Network; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As Svengoolie, Rich Koz has brought countless | 2 | | generations of families around the
television to enjoy his | 3 | | unique sense of humor and film knowledge; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz has developed a cast of characters to | 5 | | accompany Svengoolie in these
tasks as the "King of Horror | 6 | | Hosts", such as Tombstone and Kerwyn, to add humor and fun to
| 7 | | Saturday night sci-fi programing; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz has dutifully continued the great Chicago | 9 | | legacy of local programs
featuring drive-in style late night | 10 | | horror like Creature Features, Screaming Yellow Theater,
and | 11 | | others; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz, through his syndicated show | 13 | | "Stooge-a-Palooza", shared his life-long
passion for the | 14 | | comedy trio with new generations of Three Stooges fans; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz has diligently and respectfully followed | 16 | | in the path of great Chicago
television innovators in local | 17 | | programing like Frazier Thomas, Bill Jackson, Bob Bell, Ray
| 18 | | Rayner, and the beloved Jerry G. Bishop; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, In 2004, Rich Koz was recognized as a member of | 20 | | the National Association of
Television Arts and Sciences Silver |
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| 1 | | Circle, honoring at least 25 years of broadcasting excellence; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz is highly respected in his field; he was | 4 | | the
recipient of the acclaimed Rondo Award as "Horror Host of | 5 | | the Year" in 2009 and again in 2012 by the fans across the
| 6 | | nation in the horror community; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz as Svengoolie is amongst Chicago's most | 8 | | visible personalities making
numerous public appearances | 9 | | throughout the year; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz's work-ethic and tirelessness proves he | 11 | | is a native son of Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz was a graduate of Maine East High School | 13 | | and attended Northwestern
University in Evanston; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rich Koz has tirelessly performed all of these | 15 | | tasks and continues to do so, despite
suffering 2 heart | 16 | | attacks; he recovered to be stronger and better than ever, | 17 | | thanks largely to
his family and fans; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Svengoolie's legendary set and coffin will be part | 19 | | of the permanent display at the
Museum of Broadcast | 20 | | Communications in Chicago; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Without Svengoolie, Saturday nights in millions | 2 | | of households across the nation would be
like Halloween without | 3 | | candy and scary movies; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we designate October 31, 2014 as Svengoolie/Rich Koz Day in the | 7 | | State of Illinois in his honor of Rich Koz and his work; and be | 8 | | it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Rich Koz as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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