MEMORIAL-JOSEPH A. ANGOTTI

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HR0654
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Joseph
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A. Angotti of Monmouth, who passed away on January 25, 2026;
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and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Angotti was born in Gary, Indiana to Art
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A. and Pauline (Janott) Angotti on December 14, 1938; he spent
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time working in his family's bakery before attending Indiana
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University, where he earned a bachelor's and master's degree;
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he also served in the United States Army; he married Karen
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(Bowman) Angotti in Monmouth on December 28, 1962; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Angotti began his prolific career in
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journalism in 1962 at WHAS-TV in Louisville, eventually moving
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to WMAQ-TV in Chicago in 1966; he became a network producer for
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NBC in 1968, later serving as the executive producer of the
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weekend edition of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw; he was
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also the executive producer of the weeknight newscast with
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John Chancellor from 1977 to 1980 and was eventually promoted
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to senior vice president of News Europe, covering major world
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events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Tiananmen
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Square massacre; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Angotti left NBC in 1992 to form his own

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production company, which created the series "From Marx to
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Markets" for Eastern Europe; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Angotti was a professor and communication
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studies chair at the University of Miami School of
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Communication from 1993 to 1998, where he taught broadcast
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journalism at both the undergraduate and graduate level; he
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was also the founding director of the Center for the
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Advancement of Modern Media; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Angotti, after his career in the media,
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became a professor and chair of the broadcast program at
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Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1999,
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where he remained for six years; he also was the founder and
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faculty advisor of the Northwestern News Network, which served
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Evanston and Chicago television stations with weekly news
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reports; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Angotti began teaching journalism at
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Monmouth College in 2005 after leaving Northwestern
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University, and in the same year, he and his wife, Karen,
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founded the Rainbow Riders Therapeutic Riding Center, a center
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for equine-assisted therapy for special needs children and
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others; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Angotti was inducted into the Indiana

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University School of Journalism Hall of Fame in 2007; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Angotti was preceded in death by his
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parents; his son, Fr. Joseph Angotti Jr.; his sister, Phyllis
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Parker; and his brother, Arthur Angotti; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Angotti is survived by his wife, Karen;
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his sons, Mark and Andrew (Kim) Angotti; his grandchildren,
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Jessica Magana and Nick Sparks; and his sisters-in-law,
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Barbara Angotti, and Sally and Mary Ann Bowman; therefore, be
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it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we mourn the passing of Joseph A. Angotti and extend our
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sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
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and loved him; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Joseph A. Angotti as an expression
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of our deepest sympathy.

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