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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Veteran broadcaster Robert Hallmark of Midland |
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retired from KCRS AM radio in Odessa in January 2017, drawing to a |
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close a notable career on the air that spanned more than four |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hallmark gained his first experience in radio at |
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the age of 16, at KERC in Eastland; he went on to work at KRBC in |
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Abilene, KXYL in Brownwood, KEAN in Abilene, KFXE in Little Rock, |
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and KNFO in Waco before joining KCRS as program director in 1992; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Hallmark led KCRS's transition to a |
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news-talk format, and that same year, he began hosting the |
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station's Morning Drive show; he was joined on air two years later |
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by his friend Kurt Verlei, and the show became one of the top five |
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programs in the Midland-Odessa market, averaging 30,000 listeners a |
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week with its combination of national and local news, call-in |
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comments, and interviews with celebrities and political figures; |
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the two cohosts are retiring together and turning the show over to a |
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new team; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hallmark is the recipient of a 2016 Odessa |
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Heroes Award for public service from the Salvation Army; he is |
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supported in all his endeavors by the love of a treasured family |
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that includes his wife, Jill, and their children and |
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children-in-law, Jarod and Stephanie Hallmark, Allie and Alex |
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Williams, and Haylie and Sean Crawford, as well as their grandson, |
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Zachary Magner; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert Hallmark's professionalism, dedication to |
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his work, and commitment to his community have greatly benefited |
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KCRS and its listeners, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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career well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of |
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his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Robert Hallmark on his retirement |
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from KCRS radio and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hallmark as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |