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File #: 2007-1891    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 10/30/2007 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 10/30/2007
Enactment date: 10/30/2007 Enactment #: 583
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Title: WHEREAS, Carlow University and its Women of Spirit Institute will host the fifth Marie Torre Memorial Lecture on Saturday, November 3rd, 2007; and WHEREAS, the Marie Torre Memorial Lecture Series was established as a partnership between KDKA-TV and Carlow as a living memorial to television anchorwoman Marie Torre; and WHEREAS, Ms. Torre first gained notoriety in 1959 for being the first journalist in the United States to go to jail for refusing to reveal the name of the source for her New York Herald-Tribune story about actress Judy Garland; and WHEREAS, Ms. Torre moved to Pittsburgh in 1962 to work for KDKA-TV, where she was the first female news anchor; and WHEREAS, the Marie Torre Memorial Lecture Series endeavors to honor her memory by seeking out speakers who have demonstrated the highest standards of professional and personal integrity, and who are role models for Carlow students and other young people; and WHEREAS, this year's speaker is CBS News Correspondent Kim...
Sponsors: William Peduto, All Members
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. PEDUTO
Attachments: 1. 2007-1891.doc
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WHEREAS, Carlow University and its Women of Spirit Institute will host the fifth Marie Torre Memorial Lecture on Saturday, November 3rd, 2007; and
 
WHEREAS, the Marie Torre Memorial Lecture Series was established as a partnership between KDKA-TV and Carlow as a living memorial to television anchorwoman Marie Torre; and
 
WHEREAS, Ms. Torre first gained notoriety in 1959 for being the first journalist in the United States to go to jail for refusing to reveal the name of the source for her New York Herald-Tribune story about actress Judy Garland; and
 
WHEREAS, Ms. Torre moved to Pittsburgh in 1962 to work for KDKA-TV, where she was the first female news anchor; and
 
WHEREAS, the Marie Torre Memorial Lecture Series endeavors to honor her memory by seeking out speakers who have demonstrated the highest standards of professional and personal integrity, and who are role models for Carlow students and other young people; and
 
WHEREAS, this year's speaker is CBS News Correspondent Kimberly Dozier who was seriously injured in Baghdad during a car bomb attack in May of 2006 which killed her two crew members, a United Stated Army Captain, and an Iraqi translator.
 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh honors the memory of Marie Torre for her contributions to the field of journalism and commends Kimberly Dozier for her reporting work in the Middle East; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares November 3rd, 2007 "Marie Torre Lecture Series Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.