86R16699 BPG-D
By: Leach H.R. No. 774
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, John McCaa, a WFAA news anchor and icon of North
Texas media, retired on March 1, 2019, concluding a remarkable
broadcasting career that spanned more than 42 years; and
WHEREAS, Hired by WFAA as a reporter in the Fort Worth bureau
in 1984, Mr. McCaa transferred to the Dallas newsroom four years
later and began anchoring various broadcasts while also working as
a manager; his rigorous professionalism and calm, reassuring voice
earned him the admiration of colleagues and viewers alike, and in
1992, he was promoted to full-time anchor of the nightly news,
becoming the first man of color to serve in that role in the
Dallas/Fort Worth market; in recent years, he appeared on three
evening newscasts while also presenting a popular weekly
commentary, "Uncut"; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McCaa was a kind mentor to other journalists,
from new staff to the more experienced, and he served as president
of both the Press Club of Dallas and the DFW Association of Black
Communicators; in 2012, he was inducted into the C. E. Shuford Hall
of Honor of the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism at the
University of North Texas; and
WHEREAS, Before joining WFAA, Mr. McCaa was a reporter and
anchor at WOWT in Omaha, Nebraska, for seven years; after
completing his bachelor's degree in journalism and mass
communications at Creighton University in Nebraska, he went on to
earn a master's degree in politics from the University of Dallas and
a doctoral degree in humanities-history of ideas at The University
of Texas at Dallas; he is a member of the Golden Key, Delta Epsilon
Iota, and Phi Kappa Phi academic honor societies; and
WHEREAS, For 35 years, John McCaa served North Texas
residents as a trusted source of information, setting a standard of
excellence to which others may aspire, and his presence will be
missed by his many loyal viewers; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate WFAA anchor John McCaa on his
retirement and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. McCaa as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.