Bill Text: TX HR1222 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Libby Averyt of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times for being promoted to vice president regional publisher of the Journal Media Group.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1222 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1222-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1222 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Libby Averyt of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times has | ||
| been promoted to vice president regional publisher of the Journal | ||
| Media Group, and this occasion is a fitting opportunity to | ||
| celebrate her outstanding three-decade career in journalism; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After writing for her high school newspaper in | ||
| Houston, Ms. Averyt earned her bachelor's degree in journalism in | ||
| 1986 at The University of Texas at Austin, where she won a national | ||
| college reportin | ||
| g award for her work on the Daily Texan; later in | ||
| life, she continued her education at Texas A&M University-Corpus | ||
| Christi, earning a master's degree in communication in 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Averyt joined the Corpus Christi Caller-Times | ||
| in 1986 as a night police reporter, and over the years she has risen | ||
| steadily through the ranks, becoming the paper's managing editor in | ||
| 2000 and its editor in 2003; she went on to oversee the paper's | ||
| digital efforts as vice president and online general manager and | ||
| then served as vice president for advertising; in January 2014, she | ||
| became the paper's publisher and chief revenue officer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, That same year, Journal Communications and | ||
| E. W. Scripps, the parent company of the Caller-Times, announced | ||
| their intention to merge their broadcast operations and newspaper | ||
| holdings into a new company, the Journal Media Group; in her new | ||
| role, Ms. Averyt will be one of four vice president regional | ||
| publishers of the group, with responsibility for the Caller-Times | ||
| as well as operations in Abilene, San Angelo, and Wichita Falls; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Averyt has enjoyed the | ||
| love and support of her husband, Charles Kaffie Jr., and their five | ||
| children, Grace, Avery, William, Lauren, and Charles; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Averyt's dedication, professionalism, and | ||
| integrity have greatly benefited the Corpus Christi Caller-Times | ||
| and earned her the respect and admiration of her fellow | ||
| journalists, and as she takes on the challenges and opportunities | ||
| of her new position, she may indeed reflect with pride on her record | ||
| of accomplishment; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Libby Averyt on her promotion to | ||
| vice president regional publisher of the Journal Media Group and | ||
| extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and | ||
| happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Averyt as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1222 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 26, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
