H.R. No. 1549
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Wash Allen of KCOH-Radio in Houston has achieved
outstanding success in the field of broadcasting during a
remarkable career that has spanned 45 years; and
WHEREAS, Currently the only African-American radio
personality in the Houston market with a national radio show, Mr.
Allen began his tenure in broadcasting at the age of 15 with
WDIA-Radio in Memphis, Tennessee; he also worked at radio stations
in Nashville, Tennessee; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and
Detroit, Michigan; before making his home in Houston at KCOH; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Allen's extensive experience in the industry as
a broadcaster, program director, and operations manager has given
him a broad-based understanding of the medium and how best to meet
the expectations of its audience; and
WHEREAS, Indicative of Mr. Allen's stature in his field,
Billboard Magazine named him one of the top three broadcasters in
the United States and also awarded him its annual Radio Programming
Forum Award; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Allen is a tremendous asset to KCOH-Radio, as
well as a welcome presence on the airwaves to his legion of
listeners nationwide; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Wash Allen on his many notable
achievements in radio broadcasting and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Allen as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Dutton
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1549 was adopted by the House on May
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House