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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, December 7, 2017:
Councilman Al Taubenberger (At Large) led a presentation honoring Jim Gardner for his hard work and dedication in Philadelphia over the past 41 years.
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2sVFgQZ
A
B
B
Would
like
to
welcome
mr.
Jim
Gardner
and
is
a
beautiful
wife
Amy
here
today
to
our
to
our
chambers
for
four
decades
here
in
Philadelphia,
Jim
Gardner
has
informed
us
entertained
us
fascinated
us
and
always
enlighten
us
as
the
anchor
of
WPVI
channel
6
Action
News
generations
of
philadelphians
have
come
to
know
and
love
Jim
signature
opening
line,
but
the
big
story
tonight
on
Action
News
is
well
here
today
in
thought
off
your
City
Council.
B
The
big
story
is
Jim
Gardner
and
my
has
Jim
Gardner
witnessed
and
reported
on
some
big
stories
in
40
years
of
television
journalism
he's
a
pro's
Pro
and
one
of
the
most
respected
and
iconic
local
news
anchors
in
the
country
he
may
have
been
born
and
raised
in
New
York,
but
Jim
Gardner
belongs
to
Philadelphia
now
and
forever,
and
this
resolution
cements
that
honoring
and
recognizing
Jim
Gardner
for
his
hard
work
and
dedication
to
serving
the
people
of
Philadelphia
over
the
past
41
41
years.
As
a
reporter
and
news
anchor.
D
E
C
F
E
E
D
B
E
B
An
icon
that
everyone
is
one,
it's
the
pre
days
all
council
members
here,
it's
a
wonderful
thing
on
behalf
of
my
colleagues
in
the
City
Council
I
would
like
to
present
you
with
our
symbol
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
the
Liberty
Bell
known
throughout
the
world
as
really
the
freedom
Bell
as
well.
This
nothing
is
stronger
in
representation
of
the
city,
because
this
is
where
freedom
in
America
began,
and
this
is
where
it
stays.
God
bless
you
Jim
Gardner.
Thank
you
very,
very,
very,
very
much.
B
G
G
And
if
you
think
there
is,
you
know
what
I'm
going
to
say,
if
you
think
there
is,
you
know
some
political
back-and-forth
here
attend
a
suburban
school
district
school
board
meeting,
and
you
will
see
that
in
action
and
and
and
I,
don't
know
that
Amy
would
want
me
to
say
this,
but
Amy
does
exhibit
partisanship
but
not
aligned
to
Republicans
or
Democrats.
She
is
aligned
to
the
students
and
to
the
kids
of
the
Radner
Township
community,
so
that
is
her
partisanship
and
I'm.
G
So
I,
you
know
I'm
blown
away
here
and
thank
you
so
much
for
this
honor,
but
I
must
concede
that
I
was
just
a
little
hesitant
when
I
heard
about
this
I
I.
Don't
know
that
I
am
entirely
comfortable
receiving
praise
from
elected
officials,
because
it
is
our
job
to
keep
you
accountable
to
the
taxpayers
and
to
point
out
when
you
are
succeeding
and
when
you
are
failing
in
your
mission
in
your
mission
to
serve
the
public
good,
so
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
get
my
hands
around
this
here
this
morning.
A
G
That
is
worrisome
to
me,
we're
living
at
a
time
when
I,
occasionally
like
to
remind
myself
of
what
Thomas
Jefferson
once
said
that
if
he
had
to
choose
between
quote
a
government
without
newspapers
or
newspapers
without
a
government
that
I
should
not
hesitate
a
moment
to
prefer
the
latter
and
I
presume
I.
Hope,
justifiably
that
he
would
have
felt
the
same
about
news
on
television.
I
cannot
accept
your
tribute
without
explaining
something
about
the
culture
of
Action
News
individual
honors
at
channel
6
mean
little
except
within
the
concept
of
our
collective
effort
and
I.
G
So
I
can't
thank
you
enough
for
this
without
pointing
out
that,
from
my
point
of
view,
you
are
really
showing
appreciation
today
for
our
entire
organization
that
has
long
held
excellence
and
fairness
and
consistency
as
our
primary
goals.
No
organization
and
I'm
sure
you
will
all
agree
with
this.
No
organization
can
thrive
without
outstanding
leadership,
so
I
want
to
introduce
you
to
our
two
primary
leaders:
Bernie
presenta
Kahoot
is
president
and
general
manager
of
channel
6
and
Tom
Davis.
Who
is
the
news
director
does
does?
Is
there
a
vice-presidency
attached
to
that?
G
G
G
And
if
that's
really,
why
I'm
here
I
can
give
this
back
to
you?
No
hard
feelings,
Rick,
I'm,
good
right,
we're
good!
Okay,
then
I'll
count
you
thank
you
very,
very
much.
It's
been
a
wonderful
morning
and
it's
been
great
to
meet
every
one
of
you
and
we'll
come
back
a
lot
more
often
in
the
future.
Thank
you.