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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Veteran broadcaster Robert Hallmark of Midland |
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| 6 | 7 | | retired from KCRS AM radio in Odessa in January 2017, drawing to a |
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| 7 | 8 | | close a notable career on the air that spanned more than four |
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| 8 | 9 | | decades; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hallmark gained his first experience in radio at |
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| 10 | 11 | | the age of 16, at KERC in Eastland; he went on to work at KRBC in |
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| 11 | 12 | | Abilene, KXYL in Brownwood, KEAN in Abilene, KFXE in Little Rock, |
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| 12 | 13 | | and KNFO in Waco before joining KCRS as program director in 1992; |
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| 13 | 14 | | and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Hallmark led KCRS's transition to a |
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| 15 | 16 | | news-talk format, and that same year, he began hosting the |
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| 16 | 17 | | station's Morning Drive show; he was joined on air two years later |
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| 17 | 18 | | by his friend Kurt Verlei, and the show became one of the top five |
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| 18 | 19 | | programs in the Midland-Odessa market, averaging 30,000 listeners a |
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| 19 | 20 | | week with its combination of national and local news, call-in |
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| 20 | 21 | | comments, and interviews with celebrities and political figures; |
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| 21 | 22 | | the two cohosts are retiring together and turning the show over to a |
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| 22 | 23 | | new team; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hallmark is the recipient of a 2016 Odessa |
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| 24 | 25 | | Heroes Award for public service from the Salvation Army; he is |
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| 25 | 26 | | supported in all his endeavors by the love of a treasured family |
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| 26 | 27 | | that includes his wife, Jill, and their children and |
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| 27 | 28 | | children-in-law, Jarod and Stephanie Hallmark, Allie and Alex |
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| 28 | 29 | | Williams, and Haylie and Sean Crawford, as well as their grandson, |
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| 29 | 30 | | Zachary Magner; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Robert Hallmark's professionalism, dedication to |
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| 31 | 32 | | his work, and commitment to his community have greatly benefited |
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| 32 | 33 | | KCRS and its listeners, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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| 33 | 34 | | career well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of |
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| 34 | 35 | | his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Robert Hallmark on his retirement |
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| 37 | 38 | | from KCRS radio and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 38 | 39 | | happiness; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Mr. Hallmark as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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