REMARKS BY COMMISSIONER JAMES H. QUELLO
                   ON THE OCCASION OF HIS INDUCTION INTO
              THE RADIO HALL OF FAME -CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER
                             OCTOBER 27, 1996
    Heartfelt thanks for this most prestigious and memorable of
what I
humorously call my pre-posthumous awards.  As a fugitive from the
actuarial law of averages, I especially appreciate receiving this
distinctive
honor while I am here to enjoy it and enjoy the company of my
fellow
radio broadcasters.

    Recently I have credited my awards with the distinction of
surviving
to an advanced age.  When you survive the transition from the
"golden
years" to the very senior "platinum years," you are considered
venerable.  
With venerability you are credited with virtues you never had and
I'm
grateful.

    Speaking before a radio-oriented audience is a welcome
homecoming
for me.  As most of you know, radio was my principal pre-FCC
career.  I
spent 27 exciting years in every aspect of radio.  Also, my wife,
Mary,
remains exceedingly loyal to broadcasting.  Several years ago
when called
upon to say a few words at a formal Washington, DC dinner
attended by
many government and FCC officials, she frankly blurted out:  "I
was much
happier and more fulfilled being a broadcaster's wife than a
Commissioner's wife."  I yelled back, "Mary, I was much younger
then."

    So, thanks again for adding such a meaningful award and
memorable
honor to my lifetime pleasant experiences.  

    My final word:  I'd like my FCC legacy to read, "He never
forgot
where he came from."

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