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1. 1. www.vanzandtnewspapers.com

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   Published on: 8/13/2008   Last Visited: 8/13/2008

   Tuesday night's weather in Quinlan stayed fair for longtime television weatherman Troy Dungan as he spoke at the Lake Tawakoni Regional Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet.
   
   Dungan, the chief weather anchor at WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas for 31 years, said he is enjoying retirement and spending time making commercials and working part-time at WFAA.
   
   "It is neat to still work a little bit and be at the station part-time," he told the crowd in the First United Methodist Church of Quinlan Family Life Center.On his decision to retire last year, he added, "I'm glad I was able to stop doing it before somebody told me to stop."
   
   Dungan imparted a message on the importance of building relationships before retirement and spoke about completing tasks or assignments cheerfully, drawing upon the Book of Jonah in the Bible as an illustration.
   
   "Jonah finally did what God had told him to do," he said, referring to Jonah's message to the citizens of Nineveh to repent, "but he missed the blessing because he did it grudgingly and of necessity."
   
   Dungan closed by saying everyone "has a Nineveh" — an unwelcome task — at some point in life, but urged people to do the work happily and not "miss the blessing."
   
   "Always do the right thing, and you will find it's going to be all right," he said.
   
   During his career, Dungan was named Best Television Weathercaster on eight occasions by the Texas Associated Press Broadcast Association.His other career awards include the Knight of the Press Award, Katie Award from the Dallas Press Club and being named "Best Television Weathercaster" five times by the Dallas Observer.
   
   He is the spokesperson for WFAA Channel 8's "Santa's Helpers" community program.
   
   After Dungan's speech, Chamber officials handed out its 2008 awards and recognitions as follows:

2. 2. Media Access

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   Published on: 2/22/2007   Last Visited: 4/24/2008

   In an area where volatile weather occurs frequently, WFAA's chief weathercaster Troy Dungan, a North Texas native, has 30 years of experience at the station.

3. 3. WFAA.com | Dallas-Fort Worth | Troy Dungan

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   Published on: 11/14/2003   Last Visited: 11/14/2003

   Troy Dungan
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   Troy Dungan is WFAA-TV/Channel 8's chief weather anchor for News 8 at Five, News 8 at Six and the News 8 Update at 10 pm.
   
   Since joining Channel 8 in 1976, Dungan has been named Best Television Weathercaster on eight occasions by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Association, and eight times by the Texas United Press International Broadcasters Association.Dungan has received the distinguished Knight of the Press Award, and special recognition from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association Research Flight Facility for his work on a documentary film dealing with the subject of hurricanes.He has received a Katie Award from the Dallas Press Club, and has been named Best Television Weathercaster on five different occasions by the Dallas Observer.
   
   Troy graduated from Baylor University and holds a bachelor's degree.He later received private meteorological training from the National Engineering Science Company in Houston.
   
   He devotes a great deal of his time to community involvement.He is the spokesperson for Channel 8's Santa's Helpers, an event which provides toys for thousands of needy children throughout Dallas and Fort Worth.
   
   Troy and wife Janet have three children: Leah, Dana and Wyn-Erin.