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25 years and still going strong: The Ticket has tapped into the rarest of radio gold — sustained loyalty from its listeners

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.

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:

Jeff "Cat" Catlin has been the station manger for 16 years but has worked at the station for nearly 25 years.