H.R. No. 1222
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Libby Averyt of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times has
been promoted to vice president regional publisher of the Journal
Media Group, and this occasion is a fitting opportunity to
celebrate her outstanding three-decade career in journalism; and
WHEREAS, After writing for her high school newspaper in
Houston, Ms. Averyt earned her bachelor's degree in journalism in
1986 at The University of Texas at Austin, where she won a national
college reportin
g award for her work on the Daily Texan; later in
life, she continued her education at Texas A&M University-Corpus
Christi, earning a master's degree in communication in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Averyt joined the Corpus Christi Caller-Times
in 1986 as a night police reporter, and over the years she has risen
steadily through the ranks, becoming the paper's managing editor in
2000 and its editor in 2003; she went on to oversee the paper's
digital efforts as vice president and online general manager and
then served as vice president for advertising; in January 2014, she
became the paper's publisher and chief revenue officer; and
WHEREAS, That same year, Journal Communications and
E. W. Scripps, the parent company of the Caller-Times, announced
their intention to merge their broadcast operations and newspaper
holdings into a new company, the Journal Media Group; in her new
role, Ms. Averyt will be one of four vice president regional
publishers of the group, with responsibility for the Caller-Times
as well as operations in Abilene, San Angelo, and Wichita Falls; and
WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Averyt has enjoyed the
love and support of her husband, Charles Kaffie Jr., and their five
children, Grace, Avery, William, Lauren, and Charles; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Averyt's dedication, professionalism, and
integrity have greatly benefited the Corpus Christi Caller-Times
and earned her the respect and admiration of her fellow
journalists, and as she takes on the challenges and opportunities
of her new position, she may indeed reflect with pride on her record
of accomplishment; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Libby Averyt on her promotion to
vice president regional publisher of the Journal Media Group and
extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Averyt as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1222 was adopted by the House on March
26, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House