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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Mary McCoy of Conroe, who was recently awarded the |
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Guinness World Record for the longest career as a female radio |
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host and personality; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary first started on the path that led to her |
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career in radio in 1951 at the age of 12; after entering a talent |
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show for KMCO radio in Conroe, Mary impressed the station's |
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listeners with her singing during a 15-minute program, and four |
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months later, she hosted her first show for the station; the show |
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received a sponsorship, after which the station kept her on as a |
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file clerk, and five years later, in 1956, she became an on-air |
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personality; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented musical artist and vocalist, Mary |
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debuted her first album, "Deep Elem Blues," in 1960; she has |
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performed alongside music legends Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, The |
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Browns, Loretta Lynn, and Roy Acuff at such historic venues as |
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the Louisiana Hayride, a radio and television country music show |
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broadcast from Shreveport, Louisiana, and the Huntsville Prison |
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Rodeo; and |
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WHEREAS, KMCO became KIKR and then KVST, and now at KVST |
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K-Star Country, Mary McCoy cohosts the two-hour Country Classics |
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show six days a week with Larry Galla; she was inducted into the |
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Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2010, and she remains a staple in |
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Texas country music radio after nearly 72 years as a radio host; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mary was awarded the Guinness World Record for |
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longest-serving female radio presenter in 2023, which surpasses |
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the previously held record by four years; she has interviewed |
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numerous country music stars over the past seven decades, and her |
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expert knowledge of American country music and passion for both |
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music and radio have set a standard of excellence for music |
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broadcasting; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary's dynamic talent and her enthusiastic and |
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uplifting radio presence have resonated with generations of |
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listeners in the Conroe area, and her unwavering dedication to |
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listeners throughout her long and impressive career has made her |
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a celebrated and beloved figure in Southeast Texas; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Mary McCoy on her many contributions |
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to music and radio in the Lone Star State and extend to her |
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congratulations on achieving a Guiness World Record and on her |
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exceptional career in radio; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |