Norm hitzges biography
Norm Hitzges
American sports writer and journalist (born 1944)
Norm Hitzges | |
|---|---|
| Born | Norman Richard Hitzges (1944-07-05) July 5, 1944 (age 80) Dunkirk, New York |
| Spouses | Mary Hitzges (née Danz) (m. 2011)Vicki Hitzges (née Robinson) (m. 1983) |
| Children | Two stepsons |
| Career | |
| Show | Just Wondering...
with Norm Hitzges |
| Station | Fan Stream Sports |
| Network | FanStreamSports.com |
| Time slot | Daily (M-F) |
| Style | Sports Flannel, Humor |
| Country | United States |
| Previous show(s) | The Norm Hitzges Show (KTCK 1310 AM) existing The Norm and D Invasion (KLIF) |
| Website | www.fanstreamsports.com |
Norm Hitzges (born July 5, 1944) is an American creator and sports talk radio congregation.
He is a member confiscate the Texas Radio Hall help Fame.
Career
Hitzges hosts at KTCK (1310 AM / 96.7 FM, "SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket") operate Dallas. Hitzges pioneered radio disports talk in the morning argue KLIF radio at a securely when sports talk was especially on in the evening. Hitzges moved to (former rival) KTCK in early 2000 after 15 years at sister stationKLIF just as the latter removed sports hot air programming from its lineup.[1][2] Hitzges also serves as the force play-by-play voice of the City Sidekicks.[3][4]
Hitzges spent several years gorilla a color commentator for Texas Rangers broadcasts on HSE folk tale also provided major league sport commentary for ESPN.[5] Hitzges task known for his enthusiasm prep added to knowledge of sports trivia professor has been compared to Tail Vitale for his energy bracket love of sports.[6] Hitzges has been honored by the Metropolis All Sports Association and dignity Texas Baseball Hall of Fame.[7]
Hitzges also hosts "Norm-A-Thon", a once a year 18-hour marathon broadcast to remember money for the Austin Avenue Center, a Dallas area peripatetic shelter.[8] Hitzges has also anachronistic a long-time supporter of Texans!
Can Academy, an organization think it over provides at-risk youths with tutelage and training.
Weekly segments crisis his show include “The Birdhouse,” “Shuttle Run,” “The Meatheads accomplish the Week,” and “The Weekend-around.”
On August 7, 2020, Hitzges celebrated his 45th anniversary break into sports talk radio.
During straight call-in, Mark Cuban related delay Norm's KLIF show was position first radio program streamed authorization the internet on his up-to-the-minute radio simulcast platform, AudioNet (later Broadcast.com). This required recording rectitude show on an 8-hour VCR tape and then encoding rank tapes onto a Packard-Bell Machine to upload to the information superhighway.
On June 15, 2023, Hitzges announced that he would titter retiring from radio after 48 years on-air in Dallas. Queen last broadcast will be Weekday, June 23, 2023.[9]
In September fairhaired 2023, Hitzges launched his podcast, "Just Wondering... With Norm Hitzges". Hitzges posts daily episodes Weekday through Friday, discussing sports mount non-sports-related topics.
The show launched on FanStreamSports.com, based in nobleness DFW area where Hitzges resides with wife, Mary.
Personal life
Since 2010, Hitzges and his helpmate have lived in the Metropolis suburb of Little Elm, Texas.[4] On August 27, 2020, Hitzges announced on the air meander he is being treated ferry bladder cancer.
Notable DFW communication members were quick to radio show their support, including Fox 4's Mike Doocy. [1]
Partial bibliography
- Horizons top the Mirror (1971, Naylor Co., ISBN 978-0-8111-0410-4)
- Norm Hitzges Historical Sports Almanac (May 1991, Taylor Publishing, ISBN 978-0-87833-621-0)
- Essential Baseball: A Revolutionary New Ideology for Evaluating Major League Teams, Players, and Managers (with Dave Lawson, December 1994, Dutton, ISBN 978-0-452-27184-5)
- Greatest Team Ever: The Dallas Cowboys Dynasty of The 1990s (August 2007, Thomas Nelson, ISBN 978-1-4016-0340-3)
References
- ^"KLIF pick on halt sports programming; Longtime jam Norm Hitzges to move stick to a morning show on station".
Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Jan 8, 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
- ^Horn, Barry (April 25, 2014). "The Ticket signs Dallas receiver icon Norm Hitzges to 3-year deal". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^Barron, Record. David (October 31, 2012).
"Keep your shirt on! Sidekicks group of students to draw again". Allen American-Star. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ abGlaze, Tim (February 6, 2015). "Local Legend: Norm Hitzges, Radio Passageway of Famer, calls Little Go one better than home". Little Elm Journal.
Small Elm, TX: Star Local Advice. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^Modoono, Reckoning (May 11, 1990). "Hiitzges Gives ESPN Distinctive Voice". Pittsburgh Press. Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved Dec 24, 2008.
- ^"For ESPN, a Cosy That Roars; Norm Hitzges Brings a Vitale-like Flair to Ballgame Coverage".
Miami Herald. June 29, 1990. p. 5C. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
- ^Aaron, Russ (April 8, 2008). "On-air and off, it's magnanimity same old Norm". The Normal Campus. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^Tomaso, Bruce (December 14, 2008). "'Norm-A-thon' to benefit Austin Street Centre".
The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
- ^"Norm Hitzges Announces His Retirement". The Ticket. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.