But he never strayed away completely from 1310. Lane found voice-over work at a marketing agency, where he stayed for 13 years working on national ad campaigns before he was laid off. Plus, I looked at what career advancement looked like, and I decided I didn't want to pay dues for five or 10 years for a shot to work nights.” It was valuable experience working in a real newsroom and having such tight deadlines, but it can burn you out quickly. I had to write dozens of stories for a two-hour newscast. He joined local ABC affiliate WFAA as a news writer for the channel’s Daybreak morning show. That wasn’t the first time he had been passed over for promotion, and after sensing the direction his young career was taking, Lane cut his losses and left the station on his own in 1997. After about a year of reading tickers for The Hardline, he was bumped back down to a lower position when the station's management made staffing changes. Lane was laid off for a short time, then rehired at the station. There were ups and downs during those initial post-college years. He worked his way through the system, going from weekend overnight board operator to a show producer for a short while, eventually becoming a “Ticket Ticker Guy” who presented sports updates on The Hardline, then hosted by Mike Rhyner and Greg Williams. Lane began at The Ticket after graduating from the University of North Texas in 1994. Lane’s new post as The Hardline’s third host, a slot often referred to as “the yuck monkey” by Ticket personnel and the legion of loyal station listeners dubbed “P1s,” isn’t his first full-time position with the station or the show. He had long cared deeply about nabbing this job, but as he admitted over the air on the evening his hiring was announced in June, he finally came out on top “when I finally stopped caring and gave up all hope it would ever happen.” It didn’t happen without a fair dose of luck and good timing. as a full-fledged member of The Hardline, the very program with which he had a fraught history. But here he was, finally, hosting for one of the most popular radio stations in the U.S. Throughout his adult life, he had watched others snap up the rare Ticket host positions that came available as he endured several personal setbacks. For more than 25 years, it was a moment he had hoped for.įor most of those years, he was convinced he had no chance at a permanent on-air gig. Just a month prior to that lobby bar moment, Lane spoke his first words as a full-time host on The Hardline. It's just another weekday on the sports radio juggernaut that is The Ticket.īut for the 50-year-old Lane, who's also gone by the nickname “Gen X Davey” for decades, it wasn’t typical, not yet. With his headphones removed, Lane rested his right elbow along the back of the couch, his right leg hiked up on the seat cushion as he chatted with his co-hosts. A couple of cocktail waitress strolled by to drop off drinks a few tables away from the broadcast spot, while a few folks sat at the nearby bar, nursing drinks, completely unaware of the radio taping. There weren’t any large banners signaling their position, nor was there a giant crowd surrounding them at that point. Overlooking the pool through the lobby bar’s towering windows, three casually dressed dudes lounged on a pair of plush couches as if they were in a buddy’s basement man cave rather than a pricey, four-star hotel.Ĭorby Davidson, Bob Sturm and Dave Lane, the trio who now makes up the popular 1310 The Ticket afternoon drive program The Hardline, were in the middle of a commercial break during a remote broadcast. Corporate types lugged their rolling suitcases, valets in sharp uniforms smiled as they opened doors and a procession of serious-looking slacks-wearers filed in. Worth maintains a drug-free workplace and is anĪpplicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.On a recent Tuesday afternoon in Irving, it was business as usual inside the lobby of the Omni Las Colinas hotel. Promotions Director i93 FM/1310 The Ticketģ090 Olive Street, West Victory Plaza, Suite #400ĭallas, Texas phone calls please Cumulus Radio Dallas/Ft. This position is ideal for candidates looking to network into the media/radio industry. Requirements for position are a working knowledge of the radio/media industry, outgoing personality, must be able to lift 50 lbs, and work flexible shifts. We have set the standard for our niche and we continue to work hard to give our listeners a great experience when visiting on site promotions. We are currently seeking qualified applicants for our PART-TIME PROMOTION CREW. The Ticket and i93 are two fast paced radio station’s serving the Dallas/Ft.Worth area. PART-TIME PROMOTION CREW (Days/Nights/Weekends) I93 TODAY’S Hit Music and Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket
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