Bill Text: TX HR1652 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Donald J. Dunlap of Corpus Christi for his 50 years of service to his community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1652 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1652-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1652 |
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WHEREAS, Donald J. Dunlap of Corpus Christi, general manager | ||
and president of KEDT, is marking a half century in broadcasting in | ||
2022; and | ||
WHEREAS, A Robstown native, Don Dunlap joined KEDT at its | ||
inception in 1972; he was employed as an engineer, television | ||
production manager, operations manager, and assistant general | ||
manager before taking the helm of the station in 1996; partnering | ||
with the Texas State Aquarium and the Art Museum of South Texas, he | ||
served as executive producer on two nationally distributed public | ||
television series, Wonders Under the Sea and Art Journeys; his | ||
tenure has brought a wealth of local programming, including the | ||
documentary Justice for My People: The Hector P. Garcia Story, the | ||
high school quiz show Challenge, now in its 17th season, and The | ||
KEDT Edition, a discussion forum for community leaders; and | ||
WHEREAS, His engineering and fundraising acumen enabled the | ||
South Texas Public Broadcasting System to add a second radio tower | ||
in Victoria to deliver high-definition television and digital radio | ||
programming; in 2016, Mr. Dunlap guided the station into a new era | ||
with the relocation of KEDT-TV and KEDT-FM to the $48-million KEDT | ||
Center for Educational Broadcasting at Del Mar College; moreover, | ||
during the COVID-19 pandemic, the station expanded digital services | ||
to the Valley and instituted daily radio health newscasts and | ||
launched PBS Learning Media, a free distance-learning tool for | ||
teachers and students; it collaborated with the Corpus Christi | ||
Independent School District on Operation Stay Connected, providing | ||
basic math and reading instruction for prekindergarten through the | ||
second grade, taught by CCISD teachers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Dunlap serves on advisory committees for PBS and | ||
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; he has worked tirelessly | ||
at the local, state, and national levels on the digital conversion | ||
of public television, and he has given generously of his time and | ||
expertise in numerous leadership roles, among them chair of the | ||
National Educational Telecommunications Association and member of | ||
the Del Mar College curriculum advisory board; and | ||
WHEREAS, Few in broadcasting can claim a career as long and | ||
impactful, and through his outstanding contributions to KEDT and | ||
the communities it serves, Don Dunlap has earned the admiration and | ||
appreciation of countless South Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Donald J. Dunlap for a half century of | ||
service to public broadcasting and extend to him sincere best | ||
wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Dunlap as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Hunter | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1652 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||