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On the recordSeptember 12, 1996
this morning I pay tribute to Ralph Gabbard, a friend and a servant to Kentucky. Ralph passed away Tuesday night at the young age of 50. Ralph was a radio and TV broadcaster all of his life. And from his teenage days as a radio disc jockey in the 1960's, Ralph grew to serve our State, and unintentionally made a name for himself, like no other media person of our time. Unassumingly, yet with tenacity, he went about the task of being the best broadcaster he could be, and succeeded. He redefined what we call the broadcaster's public service obligation. His commitment to news, his commitment to community, his commitment to industry excellence, was unsurpassed inside or outside of the TV stations and boardrooms where his legacies will live.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

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Paying tribute to Ralph Gabbard, a broadcaster and community servant from Kentucky.

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