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Princeton Packet
May 7, 2004

David McCourt, chairman and CEO of RCN Corp. in West Windsor, will be honored with the 2004 Gold Medal from the American Irish Historical Society, an award previously bestowed on President Ronald Reagan, author Mary Higgins Clark and musician and human rights advocate Bono.

A resident of Hopewell, Mr. McCourt recently executive produced a documentary for “What’s Going On?”, an ongoing series that examines the impact of global conflict on the lives of children around the world. The documentary, hosted by Meg Ryan, concerns the impact of violence on children of Northern Ireland and will air on Showtime Family Zone. A special screening for the film was held at the United Nations in New York City, and was attended by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Mr. McCourt has founded 10 companies in three countries, and has been an innovator, entrepreneur and business leader across the construction, communications and media industries. He lives with his wife and children and owns a horse farm in County Clare, Ireland.

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