Thursday, January 24th marked the 25-year anniversary for SportsRadio 1310 and 96.7 The Ticket in Dallas-Fort Worth. The all-sports station, which launched in 1994, is celebrating the milestone with “Ticketstock 25” on Friday January 25th and Saturday January 26th.
“The Ticket has blazed a trail for the format across the country with its unique blend of sports talk, lifestyle talk, commentary, and comedy delivered by the most outstanding lineup in sports radio,” said Dan Bennett, Regional Vice President, Cumulus Media-Dallas/Houston.
Bennett continued, explaining how The Ticket has served as a model for consistency in radio. “Both The Musers in morning drive and Hardline in afternoon drive have aired on the station since day one, and the ‘newcomers’ to the station, BaD Radio, Norm Hitzges and Donovan Lewis, joined The Ticket 20 years ago. It is a first in DFW radio to have a station in the same format with the same key on-air talent in all timeslots for 25 consecutive years.”
Ticketstock is a free event to thank listeners for their support during the station’s first 25 years. The event features live radio broadcasts, roundtable discussions with station hosts and guest appearances from Dallas sports legends including Troy Aikman.
“When the Ticket went on the air, the so-called ‘experts’ said we wouldn’t last six months. Here we are 25 years later, thanks to the huge ongoing support of our audience and community partners, and the dedication, work ethic and talent of our on-air staff and programming and promotions teams,” said the station’s program director of 16 years, Jeff Catlin. “The Ticket is a special place and I feel honored to be the PD here as we celebrate this milestone and share it with everyone who is passionate about The Ticket.”
On Friday, Ticketstock is open to the public from noon – 8pm at the Texas Motor Speedway, on Saturday the event takes place from noon – 9pm at the Plano Events Center in Plano, TX.
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