| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 566 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Dale Hansen, who is retiring on September 2, 2021, and |
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| 4 | 4 | | bringing to a close a distinguished career in sports broadcasting |
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| 5 | 5 | | that has spanned four decades; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dale Hansen began his broadcasting career as a |
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| 7 | 7 | | radio disc jockey and operations manager in Newton, Iowa; he |
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| 8 | 8 | | worked at various radio and television stations across the |
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| 9 | 9 | | Midwest before moving to Dallas in 1980 and taking a position at |
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| 10 | 10 | | KDFW-TV; in 1983, he joined the staff of WFAA-TV, where he has |
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| 11 | 11 | | served for 38 years and has enjoyed a reputation as one of the |
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| 12 | 12 | | nation's premier sportscasters; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, He has been at the forefront of coverage of many of |
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| 14 | 14 | | the state's biggest sports stories, such as the pay-to-play scandal |
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| 15 | 15 | | at Southern Methodist University, for which he earned a Peabody |
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| 16 | 16 | | Award for Distinguished Journalism and an Alfred I. |
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| 17 | 17 | | duPont-Columbia University Award; he is a two-time Associated |
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| 18 | 18 | | Press Sportscaster of the Year and is a recipient of the Radio |
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| 19 | 19 | | Television Digital News Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award; |
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| 20 | 20 | | and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Always willing to comment on controversial issues |
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| 22 | 22 | | facing sports and society, he has used his platform to provide a |
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| 23 | 23 | | thoughtful and fair-minded perspective on such issues as anthem |
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| 24 | 24 | | protests, racism, domestic violence, and the pandemic; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, He has been a human rights advocate and has lent |
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| 26 | 26 | | his voice to countless civic and philanthropic efforts, notably |
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| 27 | 27 | | through the Dale Hansen Golf Classic and the Scholar-Athlete of |
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| 28 | 28 | | the Week program; his annual Thank God for Kids program at |
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| 29 | 29 | | Christmas has moved and inspired people for nearly 40 years; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Having covered Super Bowls, World Series, Stanley |
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| 31 | 31 | | Cup Finals, National Basketball Association Finals, and |
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| 32 | 32 | | countless other events, he is known nationally and |
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| 33 | 33 | | internationally for his legendary career, yet his influential |
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| 34 | 34 | | voice on matters of equality and respect for others has been |
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| 35 | 35 | | every bit as significant as his work in the field of sports; now, |
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| 36 | 36 | | therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby commend Dale Hansen on his long and |
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| 39 | 39 | | illustrious career in broadcasting and on his exceptional |
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| 40 | 40 | | contributions to his community and extend to him best wishes for |
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| 41 | 41 | | continued success in his endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 43 | 43 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 44 | 44 | | West |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on May 30, 2021. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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