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DFW Sports Broadcaster Norm Hitzges Announces Retirement


Norm Hitzges
Norm Hitzges

Longtime DFW sports broadcaster and radio host Norm Hitzges announced his retirement from radio on-air Thursday morning on KTCK-FM (Sportsradio 96.7FM and 1310 AM The Ticket). Hitzges' last morning broadcast will be on Friday, June 23. A pioneer in sports radio, Hitzges hosted the first full-time Sports/Talk show in morning drive in the U.S. over 30 years ago on Cumulus co-owned KLIF.

In 2000, Hitzges moved to Sportsradio 96.7 and 1310 The Ticket, where he has continued to serve Dallas-Fort Worth, currently hosting from 10am until Noon with Donovan Lewis. He recently celebrated his 48th anniversary of being continuously on the air talking sports in DFW.

Hitzges is known for his enthusiasm and knowledge of sports trivia and his penchant for and success in handicapping all sports, and especially in his first love outside of broadcasting, horse racing. He has been honored by the Texas Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame, the Dallas All Sports Association and the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. He also hosts the "Norm-A-Thon," a yearly day-long marathon broadcast to raise money for area homeless.

Cumulus Media/Dallas-Houston Regional VP Dan Bennett said, "From the minute Norm hit the airwaves 36 years ago on KLIF and then the Ticket you could tell he was a special communicator. He truly Is one of Dallas Radio's great storytellers and he kept it going with Susquehanna and then Cumulus all these years. Not many have that kind of staying power. We wish him every happiness in his well-deserved retirement."

Hitzges commented, "I'm so proud to be a part of what The Ticket has built -- a ratings dominator in a fantastic sports city. I shall so miss the daily "rush" of being on the air. But after 48 consecutive years on the air in Dallas doing sports talk, it's time to move on to the next phase of my life, whatever that may be."

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