George Dunham

Last updated
George Dunham
Born
George William Dunham

(1965-06-28) June 28, 1965 (age 58)
San Antonio, Texas
Career
ShowDunham and Miller Show
Station KTCK 1310 AM
Time slot5:30-10:00 AM
CountryUnited States
Website web.archive.org/web/20090209055128/http://theticket.com/Shows/TheMusers/tabid/418/Default.aspx

George William Dunham (born June 28, 1965); is an American radio personality and member of the Musers [1] in Dallas, Texas. Dunham co-hosts the show with long-time friend and college roommate Craig Miller, along with their co-host Gordon Keith.[ citation needed ] A 1988 graduate of the University of North Texas, Dunham served as the football play-by-play commentator for the school's Mean Green Radio Network from 1994 until 2014. His first on-air experience was at KNTU, the University of North Texas campus radio station. His son was offered and accepted a football scholarship to attend UNT beginning in fall of 2010. Dunham talks about his past and playing football in junior high against hated rival Fredericksburg when he played special teams at Llano Junior High. Dunham's junior high football coach commonly referred to a player at Fredericksburg, called Pie Eater. Anthony Lynn, LA Chargers head coach and former Texas Tech running back during a radio interview on Thursday, June 20, 2019, asked Dunham about Pie Eater the former punter at Fredericksburg Junior High. Dunham is a 1983 graduate of Carrollton R. L. Turner High School [ citation needed ].

Contents

Dunham started his professional broadcasting career at KRLD working as a sports reporter for Brad Sham and Chuck Cooperstein.[ citation needed ]

Dunham and his fellow "musers" were named the National Major Market Personalities of the Year for 2021 by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards. [2] In 2023 they were named to the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. [3]

Co-hosts and callers frequently refer to Dunham by the numerous nicknames that he has acquired over the course of his broadcasting career. These including "Georgio," "Jub-Jub," "Jub," "The Jubinator," "The General," "Jah," "The Big Man," "BC Georgie", and "International Chirp Chirp." [4] [5]

Other appearances

From 1999 to 2009, Dunham served as the public address announcer for the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium. When the team moved to AT&T Stadium and changed flagship stations in 2009, he was replaced by local DFW DJ Jody Dean. This is referred to often on the Ticket, as several characters during skits will jokingly refer to Dunham as "Jody".[ citation needed ]

Dunham did color commentary and play by play for University of North Texas football and basketball games from 1990 to 2014.

He also provided play-by-play commentary for the Arena League's Dallas Desperados.

Emergency Brake of the Week

Dunham is the host of the show's weekly "Emergency Brake of the Week" segment. The segment highlights moments during the past week of programming on the station in which a host or guest made a confusing, odd, or inappropriate comment that disrupted the broadcast. The moments are then voted on by listeners via phone.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Summerall</span> American football player and sportscaster (1930–2013)

George Allen "Pat" Summerall was an American football player and television sportscaster who worked for CBS, Fox, and ESPN. In addition to football, he announced major golf and tennis events. Summerall announced 16 Super Bowls on network television, 26 Masters Tournaments, and 21 US Opens. He contributed to 10 Super Bowl broadcasts on CBS Radio as a pregame host or analyst.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spud Webb</span> American basketball player

Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb is an American former professional basketball player. A 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) point guard, Webb played college basketball at Midland College and at North Carolina State University. He then played for four teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a professional career that spanned from 1985 to 1998. Webb also played professional basketball in the United States Basketball League, in the Continental Basketball Association, and in Italy.

Gordon Keith is an American broadcaster on KTCK SportsRadio 1310 AM "The Ticket" in Dallas, Texas. He has shared hosting duties with George Dunham and Craig "Junior" Miller since 1994.

Jody Dean is an American journalist and author and a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. During his career, Dean has worked with, interviewed, or performed with thousands of public figures, actors, musicians, authors, artists, and comics. Dean currently hosts a program on CBS-11 in DFW.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KNTU</span> Radio station at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas

KNTU is the campus radio station of the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. The signal of the station covers much of the Dallas and Fort Worth Metroplex of North Texas with an alternative rock format.

Peter Andrew King is an American sportswriter. He wrote for Sports Illustrated from 1989 to 2018, including the weekly multiple-page column Monday Morning Quarterback. He is the author of five books, including Inside the Helmet. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year three times.

KTCK is a commercial sports AM radio station licensed to Dallas, Texas, which serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW). Its daytime power is 25,000 watts, which is reduced to 5,000 watts at night. The station's studios are located in the Victory Park district in Dallas, just north of downtown, and the transmitter site is in Coppell. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. KTCK's programs are simulcast at 96.7 MHz over KTCK-FM, licensed to Flower Mound, Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)</span> Public school in Arlington, Texas, United States

Lamar High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. It is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas, and serves grades 9 through 12 in the Arlington Independent School District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R. L. Turner High School</span> Secondary school in Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas, United States

R. L. Turner High School is a public high school located in Carrollton, Texas, (USA) in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. The school serves portions of Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and Addison.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lake Highlands High School</span> Public, secondary school

Lake Highlands High School (LHHS) is a secondary school serving grades 9–12 in the Lake Highlands area of northeastern Dallas, Texas, United States, primarily serving the Lake Highlands community. The school is part of the Richardson Independent School District and is in central Lake Highlands near the DART Blue Line. The Lake Highlands Freshman Center formerly housed the 9th-grade students, but has recently been integrated into the rest of the school, housing classes for all 9–12 students. The first graduating class of Lake Highlands High School was in 1964.

Michael Rhyner, a.k.a. "The Old Grey Wolf", is a former radio sports talk personality on KTCK radio in the 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. He was on ESPN's list of "Sports Radio Personalities of the Year" in 1997, 1998, and 2003. He is a frequent guest on broadcast television.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richardson High School</span> High school/secondary school in Richardson, Dallas County, Texas, United States

Richardson High School (RHS) is a magnet high school in Richardson, Texas, United States with approximately 2,770 students and a student/teacher ratio of approximately 15:1 in the 2018–2019 school year. It is the oldest high school in the Richardson Independent School District (RISD).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan McDowell</span> American radio personality (born 1969)

Dan McDowell is an American radio personality. Also known as "The Sports Fuhrer" and "Naughty Ben Franklin," McDowell co-hosted, until July 17, 2023, The Hang Zone with Jake “Kempanzee” Kemp on the sports radio station KTCK (AM)/KTCK-FM The Ticket in Dallas, Texas.

Robert Elliott Wilonsky is an American journalist, and the former host of Higher Definition, an interview program on the cable television network HDNet.

<i>BaD Radio Show</i>

The BaD Radio Show was a midday radio program on Dallas, Texas radio station KTCK "1310AM, 96.7FM, The Ticket". The show was hosted by Bob Sturm and Dan McDowell, and aired Monday through Friday from 12pm to 3pm.

Greg "Greggo" Williams is an American former radio personality. Williams was most recently co-host of the sports talk program RAGE with Richie Witt. It aired at 2pm-7pm on KRLD-FM, "The Fan" 105.3, in Dallas, Texas. Williams first became popular as 'The Hammer', Mike Rhyner's partner on KTCK's top-rated The Hardline drivetime show, but his tenure there ended abruptly in 2008 after 13 years on the air.

Rich Phillips is an American radio personality based out of Dallas, Texas. He currently serves as a sports reporter for the popular "Dunham & Miller" radio show, heard weekday mornings from 5:30-10 on KTCK 1310 AM.

The Dunham and Miller Show is a morning drive-time radio show on KTCK The Ticket, broadcast in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The show, active since 1994, airs from 5:30 am to 10:00 am on weekday mornings. The Dunham and Miller Show features George Dunham and Craig Miller as the two primary sports hosts, along with Gordon Keith, who adds cultural and comedic commentary. The three hosts are collectively referred to as the Musers, and two of them have been called comic geniuses by Hector Saldana of the San Antonio Express-News. The show has been nominated for the prestigious Marconi Award on seven separate occasions. This seventh time they won the Marconi for Major Market Personality's of the Year 2021. They also have received the Dallas Observer's Best Local Sports Radio Show award for 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sports in Dallas</span>

The city of Dallas and the Dallas metropolitan area are home to teams in six major sports: the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars, FC Dallas, and Dallas Wings.

Craig "Junior" Miller is an American radio personality and member of the Dunham and Miller Show, heard 5:30-10:00 AM on sports radio KTCK 1310 AM in Dallas, Texas. Miller co-hosts the show with long-time friend and college roommate George Dunham, alongside Gordon Keith.

References

  1. ↑ "Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket - The Musers - Dunham and Miller". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  2. ↑ https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article255711306.html
  3. ↑ https://www.theticket.com/2023/11/05/the-musers-inducted-into-texas-radio-hall-of-fame/
  4. ↑ "Dallas Observer. "The Ticket's George Dunham Helps Out Charity With Wednesday's Jub Jam"" . Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. ↑ "AT&T Performing Arts Center. George Dunham Concert Information" . Retrieved 2017-02-02.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.