During his two years covering sports for KXLF-TV in Butte and KBZK-TV in Bozeman, we could tell that Dom Tibbetts was going to be off to bigger and better things.
I used to joke with him that he was headed to SportsCenter because of his world-class hairdo. He does have nice hair, too. He made all of us jealous.
The truth is, though, we knew Dom was going places because was doing a really good job. If there ever was a guy built for prime time, it was Dom.
That is why he was picked to be a contestant on The Price is Right. It is why he made it on stage.
Dom left the Mining City for a job in WTXL-TV in Tallahassee, Florida, in 2020.
Two years later, Dom started working at WKBW-TV in Buffalo. Now, the Upstate New York native gets to cover the Buffalo Bills, the team he grew up rooting for.
He covers everything else sports in Buffalo, too.
Dom, though, never forgot his first job. He never forgot his Butte barber, Dave Isakson of the Leisure Way.
He will never forget covering a national championship run by the Montana Western women’s basketball team. He will never forget the 2019 Butte High football team and the great cast of characters of the team that made a run to the championship game. That includes the great Tommy Mellott, now of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Listen in to this podcast as Dom talks about heading to Butte straight out of Ithaca College. Listen as he talks about some of the great sports teams and moments he covered.
Listen to hear how he covered some stories that weren’t quite as fun, like Max Demarais’ battle with a tumor that cost him one of his eyes.
Listen to hear Dom tell the story of his appearance on The Price is Right and how he thinks Drew Carey is a good guy.
Listen in to hear how he remains professional while covering the team he has loved for so long.
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