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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, John McCaa, a WFAA news anchor and icon of North |
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Texas media, retired on March 1, 2019, concluding a remarkable |
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broadcasting career that spanned more than 42 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Hired by WFAA as a reporter in the Fort Worth bureau |
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in 1984, Mr. McCaa transferred to the Dallas newsroom four years |
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later and began anchoring various broadcasts while also working as |
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a manager; his rigorous professionalism and calm, reassuring voice |
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earned him the admiration of colleagues and viewers alike, and in |
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1992, he was promoted to full-time anchor of the nightly news, |
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becoming the first man of color to serve in that role in the |
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Dallas/Fort Worth market; in recent years, he appeared on three |
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evening newscasts while also presenting a popular weekly |
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commentary, "Uncut"; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McCaa was a kind mentor to other journalists, |
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from new staff to the more experienced, and he served as president |
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of both the Press Club of Dallas and the DFW Association of Black |
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Communicators; in 2012, he was inducted into the C. E. Shuford Hall |
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of Honor of the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism at the |
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University of North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Before joining WFAA, Mr. McCaa was a reporter and |
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anchor at WOWT in Omaha, Nebraska, for seven years; after |
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completing his bachelor's degree in journalism and mass |
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communications at Creighton University in Nebraska, he went on to |
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earn a master's degree in politics from the University of Dallas and |
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a doctoral degree in humanities-history of ideas at The University |
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of Texas at Dallas; he is a member of the Golden Key, Delta Epsilon |
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Iota, and Phi Kappa Phi academic honor societies; and |
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WHEREAS, For 35 years, John McCaa served North Texas |
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residents as a trusted source of information, setting a standard of |
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excellence to which others may aspire, and his presence will be |
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missed by his many loyal viewers; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate WFAA anchor John McCaa on his |
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retirement and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. McCaa as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Leach |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 774 was adopted by the House on March |
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21, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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