“Who’d have thought the McCarthy hiring story could be eclipsed in Dallas today?”



That sentiment was expressed by quite a few P1s — devoted listeners of 96.7 The Ticket — on January 6th. They were reacting to news that legendary radio personality Mike Rhyner, who founded The Ticket, was calling it a career. The Dallas Cowboys hired a new head coach, yet for some, the news of a local legend announcing his retirement was upstaging the big news.



That was the seismic impact of Rhyner. Those were the shoes somebody would soon have to fill.



“When I heard the news, I was like, “Whoa, OK, alright,” Rhyner’s longtime co-host on The Hardline, Corby Davidson, said.



The search for Rhyner’s replacement began immediately. The next day, Davidson tweeted, “Today, we are trying out this young go-getter named Jake Kemp. Tune in. We will all get to know him.” Kemp, the longtime producer of the Bob...