Robert Riggs Is the Internet’s New Sheriff

Couple weeks back, the chaps behind Bobby Goldstein’s Cheaters announced that former KTVT’er Robert Riggs had hopped into bed with them as executive producer of new programming and development. And I did talk to Riggs that afternoon, though I never got around to posting the follow-up because, well, Uncle Barky…

Corby Davidson Ain’t Going Nowhere

And neither’s Mike Rhyner, which you already know if you read Richie’s piece last Friday about how “The Hardline” was awful close to moving from KTCK-AM to the recently launched The Fan located at 105.3 on Your FM Dial. Said Rhyner last week, “It was close. Very close. … [But]…

Texas, Our Texas

A Friend of Unfair Park directs our attention to this Texas Observer item concerning House Concurrent Resolution No. 50, filed Tuesday by three Republican state representatives — Leo Berman of Tyler, Brandon Creighton of Conroe and Bryan Hughes of Marshall — who more or less want to declare Texas a…

BREAKING UN-NEWS: Mike Rhyner and The Hardline Staying at The Ticket

After months of flirting with 105.3 The Fan and coming this close to leaving the phenomenally successful station he almost single-handedly launched 15 years ago, Mike Rhyner tonight reached an 11th-hour contract agreement with Cumulus Media that will keep him at 1310 AM The Ticket for the foreseeable future. Multiple times…

I Hope You’re Sitting Down: Nita Wiggins Out at Fox 4.

Maybe I haven’t been paying attention or maybe, truth be told, I just didn’t miss her enough to notice. Whatever, I thought I had a mini-scoop this afternoon when I found out that Fox 4 had severed ties with long-time sports reporter Nita Wiggins. That is, until I read it here…

Dallas’ Incredible Shrinking Newspaper, um, Grows?

To be fair, because I rip Dallas’ Only Daily for taking away my extended NBA standings and expanded box scores, I should commend it for having the foresight to bring them back. Honestly, the standings are still skimpy compared to the statistical salad days. But I’m in good mood, so…

The Place to be This Weekend: Ticketstock

I say this with zero amount of snarkiness or sarcasm: Ticketstock is cool. From Nolan Ryan last year to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar this weekend, 1310 AM The Ticket has created a perfectly-timed phenomenom affording sports geeks (myself included) the unique – and FREE – opportunity to rub elbows with legends of the game…

Credit Crunch: George Dunham, I Feel Your Pain

Credit where credit is due. Seems like a simple concept. But in today’s 24-second news cycle the genesis of “breaking news” often finds himself as nothing more than the guy at the bottom of the dog pile. Forgotten. Squashed. Raped of credit. Example #1: The Ticket’s George Dunham. Got a…

Terry Glenn, Roaming While Naked …

… landed himself on Richie’s Sportatorium early this morning, but only because such behavior resulted in the former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver’s arrest by Irving police in late January. Dr. Whitt has the full details. And in totally, absolutely-no-way-related news, Spike just sent us a media release with the news…

So … Will the Sheets Hit The Fan?

With the New York Mets signing Oliver Perez, the Texas Rangers’ chances of landing free-agent pitcher Ben Sheets just got stronger. Likewise, their radio signal for 2009 is also beefed up. The announcement that Rangers’ weekday games will be broadcast on 105.3 The Fan means that 110 of Texas’ 162…

FM, No Static at All For Your Texas Rangers

At freaking last. The Texas Rangers announced this afternoon that for the first time in the team’s history, game broadcasts will be available on the FM side of your radio dial — at least, weekday games have gone high fidelity. So says the media release announcing KRLD-FM (105.3, The Fan)…

“Bravo to the Daring Dallasites!”

Work precluded me from listening to today’s Think on KERA-FM (90.1), which I swear I’ll listen to one of these days. So until the local NPR affiliate posts its podcast, I’ll just have to take Wonkette’s word that New Yorker film critic David Denby, Think-ing today in Dallas whilst pimpingpromoting…

Robert Riggs Has a New Gig

Bobby Goldstein Productions is best known as the company behind the TV series Cheaters. Robert Riggs is best known as the ace TV investigative reporter who, in March 2008, was among those at KTVT-Channel 11 inexplicably laid off during a round of CBS-mandated downsizing. Both Bobs turn up in this…

Mayor Tom, Talk Show Host?

Dunno when this was done, but as evidenced by this just-posted clip it’s clear Tom Leppert has a future as an early-Sunday morning community-affairs talk-show host when he’s done being mayor. His interview with special guest Tennell Atkins is a little, oh, Chris Farley for my tastes, but it’s promising…