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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gentry "Ace" Little attained a notable milestone on |
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February 5, 2011, when he completed the radio broadcast of his 900th |
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game, covering a 58-40 victory by the Brock High School girls' |
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basketball team over rival Godley High School; and |
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WHEREAS, Ace Little began his career in radio sports |
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broadcasting in 1982, when he began working at KETR-FM in Commerce; |
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in September of that year, he called his first game, a football |
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contest in which Commerce High School beat North Lamar 27-14; he |
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continued to announce games while working on his bachelor's degree |
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at East Texas State University, and he graduated in 1987 with a dual |
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major in radio and television broadcasting and physical education; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In the nearly three decades that encompass |
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Mr. Little's career, he has performed both color commentary and |
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play-by-play work; he often employs his talents to call football |
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and basketball games and has broadcast those sports for such high |
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schools as Commerce, Weatherford, Cleburne, Hillsboro, Aledo, |
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Peaster, Brock, Azle, and Springtown; and |
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WHEREAS, A versatile announcer who is at home with any type of |
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athletic competition, he has also covered baseball, softball, and |
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volleyball; he was the play-by-play man for the Weatherford |
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Wranglers baseball team of the Texas Collegiate League and has been |
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the voice of the Weatherford College basketball and Hill College |
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baseball and softball teams as well; and |
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WHEREAS, On-air game duties are just one facet of |
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Mr. Little's career, as he has also worked as a producer, news |
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director, sports director, and writer; in addition to being |
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employed by a number of radio stations in North Texas, he has worked |
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for the USA Radio Network and as an assistant sports information |
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director at the University of North Texas; since 2002, he has been |
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at KYQX in Weatherford; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected for his abilities in the broadcast |
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booth, he was honored by having Ace Little Day proclaimed by the |
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Weatherford City Council on the occasion of broadcasting his 300th |
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football game, and he was inducted into the Skyline High School |
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Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 and named Texas High School |
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Broadcaster of the Year by Texas Monthly in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his work in sports broadcasting, Ace Little |
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has entertained and informed numerous residents of the Lone Star |
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State, and his expertise and skilled delivery have made him a |
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trusted voice on the Texas airwaves; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ace Little for delivering his 900th |
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radio gamecast and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Little as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |