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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Legendary sportscaster Dale Hansen is retiring from |
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| 6 | 7 | | WFAA in Dallas after his final show on September 2, 2021, drawing to |
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| 7 | 8 | | a close an exceptional career with the television station that has |
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| 8 | 9 | | spanned nearly four decades; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hansen has held numerous radio and television |
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| 10 | 11 | | jobs over the course of almost a half century; he first worked as a |
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| 11 | 12 | | disc jockey and operations manager at a radio station in Newton, |
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| 12 | 13 | | Iowa, and then accepted a sports reporter job at KMTV in Omaha, |
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| 13 | 14 | | Nebraska; he moved to Dallas in 1980, honing his skills at KDFW |
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| 14 | 15 | | before joining WFAA in 1983; his inaugural WFAA show aired on March |
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| 15 | 16 | | 28 of that year, and soon thereafter, the Channel 8 station debuted |
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| 16 | 17 | | Dale Hansen's Sports Special, which remains a staple of its Sunday |
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| 17 | 18 | | night lineup; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, A weeknight sports anchor who is one of the most |
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| 19 | 20 | | recognized personalities in Dallas-Fort Worth TV history, |
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| 20 | 21 | | Mr. Hansen has played a vital role in helping WFAA hold its ratings |
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| 21 | 22 | | lead in the coveted 10 p.m. time slot; through the years, he has |
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| 22 | 23 | | covered every major sports story involving area teams and events, |
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| 23 | 24 | | including three Stanley Cup Finals, two World Series, two NBA |
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| 24 | 25 | | Finals, and the 1990s run of success enjoyed by the Dallas Cowboys |
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| 25 | 26 | | when they won three Super Bowls in four years; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Never one to shy away from hard-hitting and |
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| 27 | 28 | | controversial topics, Mr. Hansen has earned national attention |
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| 28 | 29 | | with his award-winning exposés and biting commentaries; much of his |
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| 29 | 30 | | work has gone viral, leading to profiles in the New York Times and |
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| 30 | 31 | | the Washington Post and a guest appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres |
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| 31 | 32 | | Show; in recent years, he has also delivered editorials on pressing |
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| 32 | 33 | | social issues through his "Unplugged" segment; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, In 1987, Mr. Hansen received the George Foster |
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| 34 | 35 | | Peabody Award for Distinguished Journalism and the Alfred I. |
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| 35 | 36 | | duPont-Columbia University Award following his investigative |
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| 36 | 37 | | coverage of a scandal involving the Southern Methodist University |
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| 37 | 38 | | football program; further, in 2019, he became the first local |
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| 38 | 39 | | on-air broadcaster to garner the Radio Television Digital News |
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| 39 | 40 | | Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award; his other honors include the |
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| 40 | 41 | | Dallas Peace & Justice Center Inspiration Award and multiple Lone |
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| 41 | 42 | | Star EMMY and Texas Sportscaster of the Year awards; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, Widely known as the dean of sportscasters in the |
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| 43 | 44 | | Lone Star State, Dale Hansen has demonstrated remarkable talent and |
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| 44 | 45 | | a deep commitment to quality journalism, and he may indeed reflect |
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| 45 | 46 | | with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | Legislature hereby congratulate sportscaster Dale Hansen on his |
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| 48 | 49 | | retirement from WFAA in Dallas and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 49 | 50 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for Mr. Hansen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 52 | 53 | | House of Representatives. |
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