Bill Text: TX SR644 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Mary McCoy for receiving a Guinness World Record and for her contributions to music and radio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - Reported enrolled [SR644 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR644-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize Mary McCoy of Conroe, who was recently awarded the | ||
Guinness World Record for the longest career as a female radio | ||
host and personality; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mary first started on the path that led to her | ||
career in radio in 1951 at the age of 12; after entering a talent | ||
show for KMCO radio in Conroe, Mary impressed the station's | ||
listeners with her singing during a 15-minute program, and four | ||
months later, she hosted her first show for the station; the show | ||
received a sponsorship, after which the station kept her on as a | ||
file clerk, and five years later, in 1956, she became an on-air | ||
personality; and | ||
WHEREAS, A talented musical artist and vocalist, Mary | ||
debuted her first album, "Deep Elem Blues," in 1960; she has | ||
performed alongside music legends Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, The | ||
Browns, Loretta Lynn, and Roy Acuff at such historic venues as | ||
the Louisiana Hayride, a radio and television country music show | ||
broadcast from Shreveport, Louisiana, and the Huntsville Prison | ||
Rodeo; and | ||
WHEREAS, KMCO became KIKR and then KVST, and now at KVST | ||
K-Star Country, Mary McCoy cohosts the two-hour Country Classics | ||
show six days a week with Larry Galla; she was inducted into the | ||
Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2010, and she remains a staple in Texas | ||
country music radio after nearly 72 years as a radio host; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mary was awarded the Guinness World Record for | ||
longest-serving female radio presenter in 2023, which surpasses | ||
the previously held record by four years; she has interviewed | ||
numerous country music stars over the past seven decades, and her | ||
expert knowledge of American country music and passion for both | ||
music and radio have set a standard of excellence for music | ||
broadcasting; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mary's dynamic talent and her enthusiastic and | ||
uplifting radio presence have resonated with generations of | ||
listeners in the Conroe area, and her unwavering dedication to | ||
listeners throughout her long and impressive career has made her | ||
a celebrated and beloved figure in Southeast Texas; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend Mary McCoy on her many contributions | ||
to music and radio in the Lone Star State and extend to her | ||
congratulations on achieving a Guiness World Record and on her | ||
exceptional career in radio; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
Creighton | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 23, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |