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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, John McCaa, a WFAA news anchor and icon of North |
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| 6 | 7 | | Texas media, retired on March 1, 2019, concluding a remarkable |
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| 7 | 8 | | broadcasting career that spanned more than 42 years; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Hired by WFAA as a reporter in the Fort Worth bureau |
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| 9 | 10 | | in 1984, Mr. McCaa transferred to the Dallas newsroom four years |
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| 10 | 11 | | later and began anchoring various broadcasts while also working as |
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| 11 | 12 | | a manager; his rigorous professionalism and calm, reassuring voice |
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| 12 | 13 | | earned him the admiration of colleagues and viewers alike, and in |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1992, he was promoted to full-time anchor of the nightly news, |
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| 14 | 15 | | becoming the first man of color to serve in that role in the |
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| 15 | 16 | | Dallas/Fort Worth market; in recent years, he appeared on three |
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| 16 | 17 | | evening newscasts while also presenting a popular weekly |
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| 17 | 18 | | commentary, "Uncut"; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. McCaa was a kind mentor to other journalists, |
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| 19 | 20 | | from new staff to the more experienced, and he served as president |
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| 20 | 21 | | of both the Press Club of Dallas and the DFW Association of Black |
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| 21 | 22 | | Communicators; in 2012, he was inducted into the C. E. Shuford Hall |
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| 22 | 23 | | of Honor of the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism at the |
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| 23 | 24 | | University of North Texas; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Before joining WFAA, Mr. McCaa was a reporter and |
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| 25 | 26 | | anchor at WOWT in Omaha, Nebraska, for seven years; after |
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| 26 | 27 | | completing his bachelor's degree in journalism and mass |
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| 27 | 28 | | communications at Creighton University in Nebraska, he went on to |
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| 28 | 29 | | earn a master's degree in politics from the University of Dallas and |
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| 29 | 30 | | a doctoral degree in humanities-history of ideas at The University |
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| 30 | 31 | | of Texas at Dallas; he is a member of the Golden Key, Delta Epsilon |
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| 31 | 32 | | Iota, and Phi Kappa Phi academic honor societies; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, For 35 years, John McCaa served North Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | residents as a trusted source of information, setting a standard of |
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| 34 | 35 | | excellence to which others may aspire, and his presence will be |
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| 35 | 36 | | missed by his many loyal viewers; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate WFAA anchor John McCaa on his |
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| 38 | 39 | | retirement and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 39 | 40 | | and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for Mr. McCaa as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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