Sunday Mornings Won't Be the Same as Mark Elfenbein Leaves Ticket to Join Lewin on Fan

• Being a former P1 when I lived in Big-D. I loved listening to him while heading to the tennis courts or the links Sunday mornings. It's a huge loss for the Ticket and I wish Mark a great future with The Fan!!!!! DavidinPearland

• Do you think this move was influenced by Elf not being included in the 15th anniversary celebration at the House of Blues?

• It's OK Bobert, I don't read Richie's blog anymore either. As Rhynes would say, there goes our good friend "Eff".

• Best of luck to Elf. He is a class act. Hate to see him leave the Ticket. He was a day 1'er. Was that Fonzie I just saw heading for the jump? Love the Ticket mornings, tolerate Norm and BaD, but the HL is unlistenable. I have switched to Fan or KERA...don't judge me.

• My pick to replace is Jennifer Floyd Engel. I don't really like her though to be honest. I remember when Elf & Shapiro replaced Norm at KERA.

• Really? Josh hasn't been on a month, and they're already adding a co-host? And they add Mark, freakin Elfenbein? Yeah, this will work. Re-thinking my stance that Gilbert knows what he's doing. He shakes up things a bit, but still has a morning drive show that is lead by a gay guy, who isn't a sports guy. He not only keeps Richie Whitt, but places his horrible show, in a timeslot against the market leader. He retains a co-host of a poor show, in Gavin. It makes me think he didn't really do much at the Ticket. This station (The Fan) is horrible.

• For the record, if The Ticket is looking for somebody else to read the Sunday sports page and spout extremely lukewarm sports opinions, I'm available.

• @bobP19 - right there with you. I still love me some little Ticket, but Corby has made the Hardline an icepick to the forehead. You can add Dallas Observer darling Danny Bailis to that mix, too. . It's nice to have another station so I can switch channels.

• Bruce is mixing a mean stew in his cavernous halls of radio gold. Sure, The Fan is becoming Ticket Jr., but at least they are giving the scorned P1s the one thing we used to have when Gilbert was king there: appreciation. Next up, Jagger gets an axe to his coifed head and The Fan gets a real morning show. Stay hard Elf. Look forward to hearing Pop on the big stick.

• Meh...I only listened when I was running to the hardware store or something. He never had enough for me to stay tuned when I got home. I'll look forward to what they will do, so far the only change I HATE is Corby, I can only take the Hardline for about an hour, two at the max now. Funny, my wife has no problem with the radio on the Ticket except when Corby and Mike are on, she simply can't stand to hear their voices and calls Corby 'That little troll'...

• THANK GOD we no longer have to here the old men round table when they tell us "back in my day....." no more chief knockahoma bacon extra crispy shmegegge And never again have to be reminded by him every five minutes that he is jewish. We know you are jewish and good for you now shutup. Sundays are saved

• If a popular weekend host leaves the Ticket to join The Fan and nobody listens, does he still have a show?

• For the love of god, if Bruce Gilbert's "plan" is to raid the little Ticket, I sure as hell hope he leaves the Hardline just exactly where they're at. I'm actually enjoying not having to listen to them anymore.

• Why would you want to go down to the minors

• Jagger is a morning FM guy in a AM sports format. not a good fit. I too enjoyed the old dude round tables & the extra extra crispy bacon.

• Never was a big fan of Elf. He seemed like a nice enough guy, nothing unpleasant or abrasive about him, he just didn't do it for me. I have long thought that he desperately needed someone else to bat ideas around with. Not many people can do that much talking for that long all by themselves and keep it interesting. Maybe Josh Lewin is just what Elf needs, and vice versa.

• I like elf, he made sunday mornings and those holiday fill-in days worth listening to at The Ticket, especially w/ Old Guys Roundtable. I think there was plenty of politics in the form of (as always) Mike Rhyner when it came to keeping elf and other hosts "in their place" at the little ticket over the years. Its one of the reasons, not to mention the d-bag hipster element of people like Corby and his bar band buddies who've taken over, thats made me tune out of the little ticket these days and listen to The Fan. I have a gut feeling theres going to be some serious talent shifting sooner or later, as Gilbert will want to put in some big-league names for the morning show, as Chris Jagger isnt cutting it..

• The Ticket missed an opportunity to sign Lewin... He would have been a good fit at The Ticket! Not sure where they would have put him, but hate to hear him on The Fan!

• I meant to say Bruce Gilbert running The Fan. Bennett still runs The Ticket, sorry.

• The Musers and Hardline renewed their contracts within the last couple of years, so they're not going anywhere. Not sure about BaD Radio. With Dan Bennett now running The Fan, I would imagine he will try and raid The Ticket whenever possible.

• I hope he brings the Old Guys Roundtable with him. His father was greatness.

• I also have no idea what they will be replacing Elf with, but even playing the same Race Week CD week after week would be an improvement.

• meh - He had a big bag of nothing. Hated him on post game shows, hated how he mailed it in on Sundays

• Disrespect to the P1 Family. He's dead to me.

• Good for Elf for taking the initiative to advance his career -- clearly radio is where he wants to be, he's got the chops and has more than paid his dues, and will definitely leave a gaping hole in my Sunday mornings. However, this whole thing seems very underhanded. Seems as though not a single word was said to anyone at the station he worked at for nearly 2 decades. I can appreciate moving on, but do it the right way. It's clearly a better opportunity, and maybe I'm not savvy to radio industry practices, but show some common courtesy.

• BAD Radio sucks. Fire Dan.

• Robert, Does anyone know when the other personalities (Musers, BAD Radio) contracts are up at Cumulus? You have to assume The Fan will make a play for them like they did for Rhynes and Corby when their contracts were up. If I were to make a bet my money would be on BAD Radio jumping ship. They are the most underated show on The Ticket and more than deserves to be a afternoon drive time show.

• Big loss for The Ticket. I hate to see him make this move. Don't think it will end well given that The Fan is headed for a format change before too long. Not a good station. Elf will definitely be the best thing they have now but, it won't be enough. Stay hard Elf!!!

• Elf should have had his own weekday show on the Ticket years ago but the powers that be then and now, for some idiotic reason be it personal or otherwise never let it happen. It is the Ticket's loss.

• unfortunate move for Sunday morning listeners. he waited a long time for a ticket weekday gig but I fear this move will turnout to be a failure. As for the update, richie finally beat you to posting about something!!!1

• Ah Rats. I especially like it when his Dad was on.

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