Bill Text: TX HR439 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating sports announcer Gentry "Ace" Little for calling his 900th game on the radio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-24 - Reported enrolled [HR439 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR439-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 439 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Gentry "Ace" Little attained a notable milestone on | ||
| February 5, 2011, when he completed the radio broadcast of his 900th | ||
| game, covering a 58-40 victory by the Brock High School girls' | ||
| basketball team over rival Godley High School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ace Little began his career in radio sports | ||
| broadcasting in 1982, when he began working at KETR-FM in Commerce; | ||
| in September of that year, he called his first game, a football | ||
| contest in which Commerce High School beat North Lamar 27-14; he | ||
| continued to announce games while working on his bachelor's degree | ||
| at East Texas State University, and he graduated in 1987 with a dual | ||
| major in radio and television broadcasting and physical education; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the nearly three decades that encompass | ||
| Mr. Little's career, he has performed both color commentary and | ||
| play-by-play work; he often employs his talents to call football | ||
| and basketball games and has broadcast those sports for such high | ||
| schools as Commerce, Weatherford, Cleburne, Hillsboro, Aledo, | ||
| Peaster, Brock, Azle, and Springtown; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A versatile announcer who is at home with any type of | ||
| athletic competition, he has also covered baseball, softball, and | ||
| volleyball; he was the play-by-play man for the Weatherford | ||
| Wranglers baseball team of the Texas Collegiate League and has been | ||
| the voice of the Weatherford College basketball and Hill College | ||
| baseball and softball teams as well; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On-air game duties are just one facet of | ||
| Mr. Little's career, as he has also worked as a producer, news | ||
| director, sports director, and writer; in addition to being | ||
| employed by a number of radio stations in North Texas, he has worked | ||
| for the USA Radio Network and as an assistant sports information | ||
| director at the University of North Texas; since 2002, he has been | ||
| at KYQX in Weatherford; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Widely respected for his abilities in the broadcast | ||
| booth, he was honored by having Ace Little Day proclaimed by the | ||
| Weatherford City Council on the occasion of broadcasting his 300th | ||
| football game, and he was inducted into the Skyline High School | ||
| Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 and named Texas High School | ||
| Broadcaster of the Year by Texas Monthly in 2006; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his work in sports broadcasting, Ace Little | ||
| has entertained and informed numerous residents of the Lone Star | ||
| State, and his expertise and skilled delivery have made him a | ||
| trusted voice on the Texas airwaves; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Ace Little for delivering his 900th | ||
| radio gamecast and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Little as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| King of Parker | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 439 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 22, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
