A bluebird day is a skier's term for a sunny day following a big dump of snow. Ben and I have been there I think its five years now or whatever it is and so now theyre friends. Like KT Fun Shorts towers over him. If I hadnt had the blood test for my heart, I wouldnt have known. The show kicked off on Monday, Feb. 10, and airs weekdays from 2:00-5:00 p.m. On the side, Wade works the sidelines at Dallas Mavericks games and Wade has focused on his duties as co-owner, with Rogers, of Rollertown Beerworks in . So to be able to have grown up in Reunion Arena, going to all those games, having all those memories with my dad, to know Im on the broadcast sitting next to Derek Harper, who was my favorite player when I was in junior high. Jeff 'Skin' Wade. Right around the time you talk about what your plans are and life changes, so right around that time, 2007 or so, me and Ruben are getting that company up off the ground and thats what Im thinking is going to be my full-time job. But everyone that we worked with, we liked. Can you tell me about it? Donate to our company directly at CashApp $FanaticsViewVisit us at http://fanaticsview.com/ for daily sports videos \u0026 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter \u0026 IGhttps://www.facebook.com/fanaticsview https://www.twitter.com/fanaticsview https://www.instagram.com/fanaticsview I couldnt even come up with my favorite James Brown or De La Soul song. He then went to the University of North Texas and was hired at Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket while a senior in college. Love you hard Weve done a bunch of different crap together, but we always seem to figure out ways to make it work for us and really the vast majority of that is because Bens, lets just say marketing and business instincts, always figures out a way to make stuff happen. Hed crank it up and sometimes hed joke that J.J. Barea was hanging out in his glove box. Subscribe Catch Jeff "Skin" Wade's weekly podcast as he interviews local personalities and picks their basketball brains. Jeff 'Skin' Wade and the Record Label That Wants to Change Dallas As our feature profile of Ben and Skin goes live, a look at a side project that wants to help some Dallas nonprofits and. I started to get serious about it around when I was 19 or 20. This cat is small. Some people might believe this, but most certainly do not. As for something more hobby like, I used to collect records cuz Im pretty nerdy. Those of us who are lucky enough to have sports media jobs aspired to do that in the first place because we were passionate fans growing up. Probably a little naive. In Black people, prostate cancer is also more likely to be aggressive or advanced. We used to battle them, screw these guys." Follow the Sidekicks at www.dallassidekicks.com and on their social media.Facebook & Instagram: @gosidekicksofficial Twitter: @gosidekicks. To top off all that, he is now a husband and father. This is more than a music release, though. Map. Everybody loves Tyson. One of my favorites, and it was only for one year, but the year that we had -- me and Ben were at ESPN -- and the year that we did, we used to have a thing called "Drive time with Tyson Chandler," and it didnt have a set time. Lets do that." Its a community of hardcore Mavericks fans dedicated to one thing and one thing only: Supporting the Dallas Mavericks. Michael Finley is an amazing dude. Naima by John Coltrane moves me but I cant dance to it. That was almost eight years ago. We knew her when she was just playing gigs and stuff around town. I hated it when I was an overly self-conscious 16-year-old. The #1 Dallas sports blog spoken through a fans honest point of view. It was like, kids would come up and freestyle and there's actually video that's out there, that exists of her doing the song "Appletree," which is on her debut album, and she's doing it over the Roy Ayers instrumental remix of The Roots song called "Proceed." I mean, theres really only one guy that was making decisions about us and I had never had more than a five-minute conversation with him. Kevin KT Turner grew up in Olney, Texas, a small town a couple hours west of the metroplex. I'm glad his nickname is "Lucky" instead of "Tiny" because "Tiny Whitehead" kind of sounds gross. But it wasnt really our decision. Thats how I keep my job. Its not clear what causes prostate cancer, and Wade didnt have any symptoms in fact, prostate cancers victims are usually in their 50s. She started as a promotions assistant for 1310/96.7 FM the Ticket, then went on to do morning traffic and weekend shifts at 96.3 KSCS for 5 years. Lucky Whitehead is tiny. We were weekend hosts, we hosted the Mavericks postgame show and we did fill-in stuff. Want to help Fanatics View grow? For our 3rdsegment of 10 Things You Didnt Know, we wanted to let you all become a little more acquainted with a true talent in Jeff Skin Wade. I distinctly remember our post game hit. Thus Wade is satisfied his case was detected early and his prognosis is great. When she started that, we knew Erykah before she became a huge deal. (2015 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This bio contains no further information. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group. Now whether or not you think Im funny is a totally different conversation, right? Derek Holland is an amazing dude. He cohosts the hilarious Ben and Skin Show, with childhood friend Jeff Skin Wade, which airs weekdays from 2-5pm on 97.1 The Eagle. Its like me popping in saying "Weird nonsecular [expletive] is not going to change the fact that great basketball is being played." ", Then the radio show, The Ben and Skin Show, Ive known Ben [Rogers] since I was 12. He then worked for nearly a decade selling TV advertising for CBS, where he won DFWs prestigious AWRT Award of Excellence for being the very best at his craft in his industry. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children will be the ball toss partner and receive half the proceeds of the in-game ball toss. Skin: One of the things I was doing career-wise was I always produced music, you know, starting with the rap stuff. I got really excited about his possible contributions after watching him in the individual pass rush drills. But this big, strong, former high school football star is glad he did, because if he hadnt, he wouldnt have discovered he had prostate cancer. Four vibrant, site-specific, interactive installations and performances are documented in a forthcoming publication. Remember when you didnt believe in us? Thats like Roger Staubach-type stuff. Then over time, I think people got used to me. Had no idea what I was supposed to do, what the long-term plan was, or how to do what we were doing. / CBS Texas. Theres a couple good ones. Your risk of prostate cancer increases as you age. Wade: I worked for my dad's electrical contracting business, Wade Electric. 1234 Camino de la Reina. In 2003, Rogers married his early 20s sweetheart Kat (even though shes from Oklahoma). The interconnectivity of film and music and image and all that, its something Ive always been into and fascinated by. As someone who studied film, that was always a real important part of it. So that natural camaraderie that happens when shows overflow into one another, that doesnt really exist at ESPN. Like. 2. Our station is an extension of that. I was a fourth grader and my sister brought back 12-inch singles home. 8@8; Advertise; Agents; Alumni. So many of our father-son memories were me and him at basketball games or going to tournaments or whatever. I thought as a kid, "God, thats the dream job to be Jan Hubbard.". 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So Wade, then in his early 40s, got checked. Just click the to create your snippet! 1. 1234 E Mystic Grove Cv. I really enjoy coaching my daughter and sons basketball teams. What kind of name is "Skin" for a 45-year-old father? We had no plan to be radio hosts, but once you get your feet wet, you're like, "Man, this is pretty badass. Never hit another man in anger unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it. Additionally, he has exhibited widely throughout the, Tom Brady Net Worth Vs Wife Gisele Bundchen Tom Brady has a net worth of $333 million and is one, Your email address will not be published. Wednesday was one of the most spectacular in memory in Southern California, with superb visibility to the snowy mountains ringing the San Fernando Valley to the north. As a team "Ben & Skin," once professional rappers in a group called "Suns of Sl," have hit the local sports talk cycle. The MASL features teams across North America, with teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. Enjoy unlimited access to all of our incredible journalism, in print and digital. This is a pretty curious choice. This cat is small. I think Cuban's an outside-the-box thinker. We were playing basketball. Q: Youve known Ben Rogers for a long time, was it always a dream for you guys to be on the radio? From there, he took is unimpressive work ethic and misguided sense of reality out into the world where it subsequently and ferociously windmill dunked on him and his Hail Mary dream to one day become a successful rap artist. Q: Are you given more creative freedom at The Fan compared to ESPN, considering it was more corporate? When he comes in with Phoenix, everybody is just lining up to hug the guy. Its just, Cubans a great outside-the-box thinker and he wants to try something new and here we are 10 years later and were still doing it. ", We were offered a contract that we didnt like and so, we simply said, "Were not signing this contract. The MASL is currently incorporated as a 501(c)6 not for profit corporation formed to promote the business and sport of arena soccer. That has been huge for our career. To be near the action for my favorite team ever in any sport is beyond special. Aside from his medical credentials, he has had a long list of accomplishments, including being the only astronaut in space, as well as having a stint as a Texas Air Force base medic, to name but a few. His lively personality has been well received in the Dallas-Ft.Worth area, and to everyone else that is a part of the Mavs Nation. You cant just go "Oh, were going to do this." He knew that I would be able to carry on with the conversation, hold my own, make good observations and those sorts of things. If I would have waited till I was 50, he said the outcome wouldnt have been good at all. 2023, Rio Rancho Observer | RR Community Publishing | Terms of Use | Cigna MRF, Serving Sandoval County, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Placitas, & Corrales, Letter to the Observer: GOP redistricting plans are unfair, inequitable, Rain and snow possible tonight into tomorrow, 2nd update: Police say mans death doesnt appear to be foul play, PHOTOS: Brighten Bernalillo contest showcases Christmas decorations, PART THREE: Corraless diesel-powered bucket brigade, Searching For Missing Migrants Along The US Mexico Border. Reds, blues and greens filled an intimate venue for such an influential artist. So I got in on it from the very beginning of it. I got to know his wife, I got to know his -- I dont want to say handler -- but the person that handled all his charitable efforts and social media stuff. So, who knows, he might be the next Jeff Skin Wade? (from mayoclinic.org). Impossible to have a more intelligent, compassionate & hilarious partner in crime. I have not had indicators (of cancer), he said. Photo of Ben Rogers and Jeff 'Skin' Wade courtesy of Anthony Lowery/91.7 The Eagle Meanwhile, Turner says the writing was on the wall as early as Dallas Cowboys training camp in August after . Weleda Skin Food, 11.21, boots.com. Ben and Skin bring on a very special guest.play a new gameshow.and welcome new Head Coach Mike McCarthy to The Dallas Cowboys . File photo. We do a weekly with him during the Cowboys season. No spam, ever. I was sort of rudderless and was getting more into hip-hop and I started writing about hip-hop for local magazines and I started meeting people that way. 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Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Biography submission guide. Why are they coming over here? Jeff Skin Wade announced in a YouTube video he is now on 97.1 The Eagle [KEGL-FM] with his co-host Ben Rogers. Brothers From Another Mother: Ben and Skin (Sort Of) In Their Own Words Ben Rogers and Jeff "Skin" Wade have had the most unlikely rise to radio fame in Dallas history. I grew up going to basketball games with my dad. The aforementioned Ben and Skin show is cohosted by Dallas Mavericks tv color analyst Jeff "Skin" Wade. They all call me "Skin. So basketball was sort of the sport of hip-hop. When the team moved to Channel 11 that was no longer an option. But we call her "Gator," which is a championship-caliber grandmother name in my opinion. 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