AOL Members Name Mark McGwire as the First Annual "AMERICAN OF THE YEAR".DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1999--With a strong, steady surge of votes reminiscent of his home run outburst throughout the baseball season, Mark McGwire The first annual AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. "American of the Year" Award recognizes the individual AOL members believe did the most in 1998 to make the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. a better country and improve the quality of our lives. Ken Starr was second, John Glenn was third and President Clinton was fourth in the ranking. The American of the Year selection process began in December when AOL members posted messages nominating candidates. The top ten nominees were: Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hillary Rodham (rŏd`əm), 1947–, American lawyer and political figure, wife of U.S. President Bill Clinton, b. Chicago, grad. Wellesley College (B.A. 1969), Yale Law School (L.L.B., 1973). Clinton, John Glenn, Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan Dr. Greenspan is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Greenspan also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's principal monetary policymaking body. , Mark McGwire, Christopher Reeve, Matthew Shepard, Kenneth Starr, Jesse Ventura and Oprah Winfrey. Voting began on Monday, Dec. 21 and closed on New Year's Eve with more than 250,000 votes. Jonathan Sacks, Senior Vice President of Programming Operations at America Online said, "Heroes like Mark McGwire impact our lives every day by providing us with hope and inspiration and by showing us it is possible to set our sights high and achieve our goals. "The AOL 'American of the Year' Award is particularly meaningful because the world's largest online community, AOL members, voted and decided who should be recognized with this award. We look forward to making this an annual event." America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, is the world's leader in branded interactive services and content. America Online, Inc. operates two worldwide Internet online services: America Online, with more than 15 million members; and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members. America Online, Inc. also operates AOL Studios, a leading builder of Internet brands for new market segments. Other branded Internet services operated by America Online, Inc. include AOL.COM, the world's most accessed Web site from home; Digital City, Inc., the No. 1 branded local content network and community guide on AOL and the Internet; AOL NetFind, AOL's comprehensive guide to the Internet; AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. , an instant messaging tool available on both AOL and the Internet; and ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , an instant communication and chat technology on the Internet. |
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