Courtesy Dallas Morning News

(June 29, 2009) The lineup shuffling at 105.3 The Fan has begun. Out this week were Kevin Scott and Greg Hill, who held down the 9 a.m. to noon shift since the station debuted in December. It appears that more changes are on the way.

Personnel changes early in the life of a sports talk station are part of the game as management juggles in hopes of finding what it considers the right formula. But this was far earlier than at The Ticket or ESPN.

When The Ticket debuted in January 1994, the lineup was Skip Bayless (6-9 a.m.); Curt Menefee (9-11 a.m.); Mike Rhyner and Greg Williams (11 a.m.-2 p.m.); George Dunham and Craig Miller (2-5 p.m.); and Chuck Cooperstein (5-8 p.m.). The first major change came in June 1995 when Chris Arnold replaced Menefee, who left KTVT (Channel 11) for a TV job in New York.

When ESPN 103.3 debuted in April 2001, the lineup was Mike & Mike (5-9 a.m.): Tony Kornheiser (9-noon); Dan Patrick (noon-3 p.m.); and Chuck Cooperstein and Newy Scruggs (3-6 p.m.). The first major change came in July 2003 when Randy Galloway switched over from then corporate sibling WBAP-AM (820) and bumped Cooperstein and Scruggs from afternoon drive time.

By the way, The Ticket lineup has been intact since early 2000 when Norm Hitzges moved from KLIF-AM (570) to its corporate sibling. Nine years is several lifetimes in the radio business.

And note: There isn't a radio market in the country with three thriving sports talk stations.

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