H.R. No. 439

	R E S O L U T I O N
	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
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	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.
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	Chief Clerk of the House