Courtesy Radio Online

(March 25, 2009) CBS Radio VP/Strategic Programming and Sports WXYT-AM & FM (97.1 The Ticket)/Detroit PD Tom Bigby adds Operations Manager duties at co-owned Sports KRLD-FM (105.3 The Fan)/Dallas, working with PD Gavin Spittle, effective March 30. Bigby spent 17 years with CBS Radio before retiring in 2006. Before that he served as OM of Talk WYSP-FM (94.1 Free FM)/Philadelphia.

"We are very excited to add Tom to our already great team here in Dallas/Fort Worth, and look forward to his contribution in making 105.3 The Fan an even greater sports station," said GM David Henry. "We have the best sports signal in North Texas, and along with our partnerships with Texas Motor Speedway and the Texas Rangers, we're in a great position to be the leader in sports radio."

"Building a great sports station in one of America's great sports cities is a challenge I am looking forward to," added Bigby. "Ask anyone who knows me and they will attest to my passion for this format. I bring that same enthusiasm to Dallas/Fort Worth and look forward to working with Gavin Spittle to build a station second to none."

Bigby has also worked at News KRLD-AM/Dallas and is best known as for launching Sports WIP-AM/Philadelphia in 1989.