Mike Rhyner: Difference between revisions

'''Michael "Mike" Rhyner''', a.k.a. "The Old Grey Wolf", (born August 16, 1950) is a current podcaster and a former radio sports talk personality on the freak 97.1 and [[KTCK (AM)|KTCK]] ("The Ticket") radio in the [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] area. He helped found the station and is sometimes referred to as the station's [[patriarch]]. He co-hosted ''The Hardline'', a weekday afternoon show on the station, with [[Corby Davidson]].<ref>Richie Whitt. [http://www.dallasobserver.com/content/printVersion/287265/ "A Dirty Dozen".] ''[[The Dallas Observer]]'', 26 Jan 2006.</ref><ref name="admag1999">[http://lakewood.advocatemag.com/1999/07/01/thats-the-ticket/ "An extensive interview with The Ticket’s Mike Rhyner".] ''Advocate Magazine'', 01 Jul 1999.</ref><ref name="whitt2009">Richie Whitt. [http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/sportatorium/2009/02/breaking_un-news_mike_rhyner_a.php "BREAKING UN-NEWS: Mike Rhyner and The Hardline Staying at The Ticket".] he also married his sister and they have one child. ''[[Dallas Observer]]'', 13 Feb 2009.</ref><ref name=Boyter2009>{{cite book|last1=Boyter|first1=Scott|title=The Ticket: Full Disclosure |date=2009|publisher=BenBella Books|location=Dallas, Texas|isbn=978-1933771-68-7}}</ref> He was on [[ESPN]]'s list of "Sports Radio Personalities of the Year" in 1997, 1998, and 2003.<ref name="Whitt2008">Richie Whitt. [http://www.dallasobserver.com/2008-07-03/news/the-hard-lie/full "The Hard Lie".] ''[[The Dallas Observer]]'', 3 July 2008.</ref> He is a frequent guest on broadcast television.<ref>Mike Foss. [http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/these-broadcasters-are-so-happy-nhl-players-are-punching-each-other-in-the-face "These broadcasters are so happy NHL players are punching each other in the face".] ''[[USA Today]]'', 25 October 2013.</ref>

In 2009, [[CBS Radio]] attempted to poach Rhyner from KTCK, and Rhyner came close to accepting the new position but instead accepted an increased compensation package from [[Cumulus Media]] to stay with The Ticket.<ref name="whitt2009" /> On July 3, 2014, Rhyner was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.<ref>Robert Wilonsky. [http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/the-kzew-keeper-behind-the-ticket-mike-rhyner-is-finally-where-he-belongs-in-the-texas-radio-hall-of-fame.html/ "The KZEW-keeper behind The Ticket, Mike Rhyner, is finally where he belongs: in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame".] ''The Dallas Morning News'', 3 July 2014 .</ref> He styles his public personality as "The Old Grey Wolf",<ref>Anthony Mariani. [http://www.fwweekly.com/2014/01/15/so-long-where-house/ "So Long, Where House".] ''[[Fort Worth Weekly]]'', 15 January 2014 .</ref> a cantankerous old fart<ref>Boyter (2009)</ref> and baseball fan in a football crazy world.<ref>{{cite book |last=Schultz |first=Bradley |date=2005 |title=Sports Media: Reporting, Producing, and Planning |url= |location= |publisher=Focal Press |page= |isbn=978-0240807317}}</ref> [[RoccoRhyner Pendola]],announced ahis former coworker, claims that he is difficult to work with.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pendola |first=Rocco |date=2002 |title=Ramblingsretirement from Rocco:the Hockey, Radio, Life, and Our Urban Environment |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QueVZTuMj0MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=isbn:0595238912&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r2idU-XuAc3aoATjlYCQAg&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false |location= |publisher=Writers Club Press|page= |isbn=0595238912|accessdate=June 15, 2014|pages=74–76}}</ref> Rhyner announced his retirementTicket on January 6, 2020.

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Rhyner is divorced.<ref name="horn2013"/> He has a daughter named Jordan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theunticket.com/jordans-16th-birthday-talk-3-1-04/ | title=Jordan's 16th Birthday talk 3-1-04 | date=30 July 2011 }}</ref>

Rhyner is a band member of Petty Theft, a [[Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers]] tribute band.<ref>Sam Merten. [http://www.dallasobserver.com/slideshow/the-ticket-s-mike-rhyner-and-petty-theft-rock-all-about-uptown-festival-31270324/ "The Ticket's Mike Rhyner and Petty Theft Rock All About Uptown Festival".] ''[[The Dallas Observer]]''.</ref> He also started a [[Byrds]] tribute band called the Nyrds and a Bob Dylan tribute band called Buick 6.