HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 93-4637, by Representatives Miller, J. Kohl, Vance, Wineberry, Brough, Thibaudeau, Dyer, Horn and Anderson

            WHEREAS, It is the policy of the Washington State Legislature to recognize excellence in all fields of endeavor; and

            WHEREAS, Every year the National Press Photographers Association holds a television contest, and the best stories from all over the country are judged, and the best are selected in several categories; and

            WHEREAS, To win this contest a television station has to submit thirty minutes of its very best work, representing a number of its photographers; and

            WHEREAS, KOMO Television News 4 entered a tape for the 1992 competition with twelve stories representing ten of its photographers, containing everything from the last day of Longacres, an Olympic diver preparing for the Olympics, first-person coverage of the Los Angeles riots, and Florida's hurricane Andrew; and

            WHEREAS, KOMO Television News 4's "National Press Photographers Association Television Photography Station of the Year" entry included Spot News:  "Maple and Washington"; General News:  "Hurricane Graffiti," "Ollies's Fires," and "Block By Block"; Sports:  "The Last Race" and "Ellen Owen"; Feature:  "Welcome to Mansfield," "Osprey Return," and "Boom City"; News Feature:  "Sideshow" and "A Little Perspective"; and In Depth:  "Trucker's Tape"; and

            WHEREAS, KOMO Television News 4 exhibited the highest level of excellence in overcoming almost thirty other competitors and winning the coveted 1992 "Television Photography Station of the Year," a feat the epitomizes a well-rounded and superbly skilled news team; and

            WHEREAS, KOMO Television News 4 was also National Press Photographers Association Television Photography Station of the Year in 1987 and 1988, and was runner up in 1989, 1990, and 1991; and

            WHEREAS, KOMO Television News 4 has ten full-time photographers represented on this year's winning entry:  Dave Brasells, Steve Brewer, Glen Elvington, Bryan Hollowell, Neil Ikeda, Rick Jewett, Mark Morache, Randy Nielsen, Bill Strothman, and Bob Turner; and one editor represented on this year's winning entry: Tri Ngo; all under the supervision of Dennis Dwan, Operations Manager; and

            WHEREAS, KOMO Television News 4, an ABC affiliate, is owned by Fisher Broadcasting, Inc., and is located in Seattle, Washington, "The Beautiful Northwest," and has a viewing audience which stretches from Oregon to Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west, to the farmland and high desert east of the Cascade Mountains; and

            WHEREAS, KOMO Television News 4 is a source of great pride to all the citizens of the state of Washington;

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the State of Washington honor KOMO Television News 4; and

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to KOMO Television News 4 and its outstanding photographers and editor.

                                             I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of

                                         Resolution 4637 adopted by the House of Representatives

                                                                         April 5, 1993.

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                                                              Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk