TAD DUNBAR�s career in broadcasting has spanned more than 50 years. His career began when he was 15 years old working at the radio station in his home town of Palestine, Texas. After high school, he moved to Abilene and worked his way through college spinning records, reading and producing newscasts and writing radio commercials. After Kennedy�s assassination in 1963, Dunbar switched to full-time news in television.� Before moving to Reno in 1969, he worked as a reporter, anchor and news director at various Texas stations. He spent 38 years in news at KOLO. After his 2007 retirement, he moved to KRNV as host of a news commentary program. Tad has received numerous awards from both news and professional associations, is a charter member of the Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, a recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award and has received resolutions from both the Nevada and U.S. Senates. .