The top sports talk radio station in D-FW is now 25 years old. The station's original lineup consisted of Skip Bayless, Curt Menefee, Mike Rhyner and Gregg Williams, Chuck Cooperstein, and George Dunham and Craig Miller.

The Ticket (a SportsDay content partner) has a loyal fan base for a reason — it feels like family to its listeners. They call themselves P1s, a moniker that has made its way into the Urban Dictionary.

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It all started on a legal pad in a Lakewood restaurant. Mike Rhyner, known as the 'Godfather of The Ticket,' talks about the origins of the station:

Read more about how the station got started.

Station Manager

Jeff "Cat" Catlin has been the station manger for 16 years but has worked at the station for nearly 25 years. He talked about some of the reasons for the success of the station:

Ticket factoids

The station is continually ranked No. 1 in D-FW radio ratings among all stations in the demographic of men 25-54.

The Ticket has won many awards over the years, including three Marconi Awards for Sports Station of the Year.

Each individual show — The Musers, Norm Hitzges & Donovan Lewis, BaD Radio and The Hardline — ranks No. 1 for its time segment.

The Musers

Also known as Dunham and Miller, the morning show is heard weekdays from 5:30-10 a.m., hosted by George "Jub Jub" Dunham, Craig "Junior" Miller and Gordon "The Great Gordo" Keith. They are the longest-running morning show (with the same crew) in D-FW and have been the top-rated show in the market since 1995.

Craig Miller

George Dunham

Gordon Keith

Mike (Fernando) Fernandez, producer for the Dunham and Miller show.

Norm and D Invasion

Heard weekdays from 10 a.m.-noon, the show is hosted by Radio Hall of Fame member Norm Hitzges and Donovan "Donnie-Doo" Lewis. Hitzges hosted the first full-time sports talk show in morning drive time over 30 years ago. Lewis teamed up with Norm in 2015 after being part of the BaD Radio show since 2006.

Norm Hitzges

Donovan Lewis

On how he felt when he heard that he was going to team up with Norm:

Mike Sirois is the producer for the Norm and D Invasion. I asked him to pose like Rose from Titanic for me.

'Unsung heroes' is the term Norm Hitzges used to describe the work of technical directors "Big Strong" Jeremy Moran and David Mino.

BaD Radio

Heard weekdays from noon-3 p.m., hosted by Bob "The Sturminator" Sturm and Dan McDowell. They have worked together middays since 1999. Sturm is known for his encyclopedic sports knowledge, while McDowell brings a fun, sarcastic wit to the show.

Bob Sturm

On how the different styles of the two hosts work together so well:

Dan McDowell

Jake Kemp is the producer for BaD Radio.

The Hardline

Heard weekdays from 3 p.m.-7 p.m., hosted by Mike "The Old Gray Wolf" Rhyner and Corby "The Snake" Davidson. Danny Balis is the Hardline's producer and is often in on the conversation with Mike and Corby. The afternoon drive show is known for its tell-it-like-it-is, dry, cynical opinions, with a lot of laughs along the way.

Mike Rhyner

Corby Davidson

Danny Balis, on the changes after the departure of Gregg Williams:

The Ticket Ticker

The station runs a news update at :10 and :50 past the hour. Sean Bass is in the newsroom for The Musers, Julie Dobbs handles the afternoon shows and Ty Walker is at the helm for the Hardline.

Traffic Reporter

Becca Parker gives the "stick it up your tailpipe" traffic reports.

Studio layout

Thoughts from P1s