Illinois SR 345: CONGRATS-TONY J. YUSCIUS

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 Illinois General Assembly

 ILGA.GOV 

 SR0345 - 104th General Assembly 

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1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3congratulate Tony J. Yuscius on the occasion of his retirement 

4on March 31, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Tony Yuscius was employed by the Illinois 

6Information Service from 1976 to 1990, where as a teenager, he 

7was trained in the use of a brand-new tool in the field of 

8television broadcasting and a new sight in the Senate and 

9House Chambers, a 40-pound mini-camera that cost $200,000; as 

10a high school student, he found himself working alongside 

11veteran television legends, including Mike Flannery at CBS 2, 

12Dick Kay at NBC 5, and Hugh Hill at ABC 7; and

13 WHEREAS, In the early days of TV, cameras were allowed 

14into several highly publicized criminal trials, and the 

15problems from those trials led to an effective ban on 

16courtroom photography for decades; in 1981, the Illinois 

17Supreme Court in Chandler v. Florida opened the door for state 

18courts to allow live television cameras, and Tony Yuscius was 

19part of this important transition in media in Illinois; and

20 WHEREAS, Tony Yuscius founded Advanced Digital Media, Inc. 

21in June 2008, a full-service television production company 

22that received many industry awards, including over 10 Telly 

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1and Axiem Awards; and

2 WHEREAS, Tony Yuscius founded and created the service 

3known as BlueRoomStream in 2012, which is commonly considered 

4the C-Span of Illinois by many; through his service, every 

5television station in the State of Illinois receives live, 

6gavel-to-gavel coverage from both chambers as well as 

7committee meetings and press conferences; and

8 WHEREAS, Tony Yuscius, as the Covid-19 pandemic was 

9announced in 2020, allowed BlueRoomStream to offer live, 

10unedited coverage, at no cost, of every daily press conference 

11held by Governor JB Pritzker to all citizens of Illinois 

12sheltering in place at home; and

13 WHEREAS, Tony and Lisa E. Yuscius sold Advanced Digital in 

14August 2023, which will continue the established tradition of 

15excellence in news coverage and distribution; and

16 WHEREAS, Tony Yuscius is an active member of the Society 

17of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, having been 

18inducted into its prestigious ranks in 1991; therefore, be it

19 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 

20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Tony 

21J. Yuscius on his retirement, and we thank him for his service 

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1to the General Assembly and the State of Illinois; and be it 

2further

3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 

4presented to Tony Yuscius as an expression of our esteem and 

5respect.