SR594 - Recognizing David Alan Smoak for his induction into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.

          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 594          WHEREAS, Renowned broadcaster and reporter David Alan   Smoak has been inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall   of Fame as a member of the Class of 2025; and          WHEREAS, A graduate of Tyler Junior College and   Stephen F. Austin State University, Mr. Smoak began covering   Texas high school football as a television reporter in 1981 at   KTRE-TV in Lufkin; he went on to join KLTV in Tyler, where he also   worked as a lead sports anchor and analyst at other stations; in   1988, he earned national acclaim for his feature "Jamie's   Season," which documented the final days of Jamie Sexson, the   beloved ball boy of the Marshall High School football team who   passed away from leukemia; additionally, Mr. Smoak was a longtime   fixture on the East Texas radio airwaves, hosting the afternoon   Sports Talk show and joining ESPN-Central Texas in Waco in 2010   as a program director and host; and          WHEREAS, Today, Mr. Smoak serves as director of   broadcasting and sales at SicEm365 Radio and 365 Sports on   YouTube, and he oversees smoaky.com, a website he launched nearly   a quarter century ago that has been at the forefront of covering   East and Central Texas high school sports; dedicated to giving   back, he has further distinguished himself in the community by   establishing programs that honor student-athletes for academic   excellence; and          WHEREAS, Mr. Smoak's professional affiliations include   membership with the Football Writers Association of America and   the Pro Football Writers of America; moreover, he has a vote for   the Heisman Trophy and Biletnikoff Award and is on the ballot   committees for the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Texas High   School Football Hall of Fame; he is a member of the East Texas   Coaches Association Hall of Honor, and among his many other   accolades, he has received Associated Press awards for sports   talk show, play-by-play broadcasting, and television sportscast   as well as the Tyler Junior College Spirit Award; in all his   endeavors, he benefits from the love and support of his wife,   Cindy, and their two children, Craig and Jennifer; and          WHEREAS, David Smoak has devoted himself to the game of   football, entertaining and informing countless fans in the Lone   Star State over the course of his exceptional career, and he is   indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby congratulate David Alan Smoak on his   induction into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame 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 David Smoak as an expression of high regard from the   Texas Senate.     Hughes                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on May 31, 2025.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate