HR801 - Congratulating Josh "Rowdy Yates" Holstead on his induction into the Country Radio Hall of Fame.

      H.R. No. 801       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Longtime Houston radio personality Josh "Rowdy   Yates" Holstead is being inducted into the Country Radio Hall of   Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 21, 2025; and          WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth, Josh Holstead is the son of famed   radio news journalist Joe Holstead, and he dreamed of following in   his father's footsteps; as a boy, he practiced spinning records   while using a hairbrush as an imaginary microphone, and he spent   hours working on diction and enunciation; he got his first job at   the age of 15, when Denton radio station KDNT hired him to run the   church tapes on Sunday mornings; and          WHEREAS, Mr. Holstead began his career at a station in   Bridgeport; after working in a number of markets, including New   Orleans and Oklahoma City, he became a highly rated radio   personality in College Station; he got his major-market break at   Houston station KIKK in the mid-1990s, and at their request, he   chose Rowdy Yates as his on-air nickname; he went on to a noteworthy   16-year tenure with powerhouse station KILT and launched a   nationally syndicated weekend show, Country Gold ; and          WHEREAS, In 2011, Mr. Holstead's wife accepted a position in   Oklahoma, and he spent six years as a morning personality with KVOO   in Tulsa; he now lives in Richmond and airs on more than 200   stations, hosting two syndicated shows, Rowdy Ride Home and the   long-running Original Country Gold with Rowdy Yates , which ranks as   country music's top listener-request show; and          WHEREAS, Mr. Holstead is the recipient of numerous   accolades; while in Tulsa, he was named the Academy of Country Music   Medium Market On-Air Personality of the Year; he won Best Morning   Show in the Country Radio Broadcasters/Country Aircheck Awards;   moreover, he was the youngest inductee of the Texas Radio Hall of   Fame, and today, he serves as director emeritus of that   organization; and          WHEREAS, While delighting countless country music fans as DJ   Rowdy Yates, Josh Holstead has also earned the lasting respect and   admiration of his peers, and he is truly deserving of this   prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate Josh "Rowdy Yates" Holstead on his   induction into the Country Radio 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 Mr. Holstead as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Morgan     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 801 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House