I had flunked out of college because Im a dumbass. When the night was over, I was like "Man, Im going to get to say for the rest of my life that I broadcast an NBA game.". Obesity. It's hard to wrangle it all in. For information on Sidekicks season tickets or individual tickets call the Dallas Sidekicks at 469.393.0165! Skin: I mentioned Michael Young. Suite 2100 We love incorporating the listener into the program. Well continue to do radio, but were not signing this contract, this is terrible.". When she started that, we knew Erykah before she became a huge deal. They've known each other since their junior high days in Richardson. He knew that I would be able to carry on with the conversation, hold my own, make good observations and those sorts of things. We used to battle them, screw these guys." My original Big Steve. At the end of our contract, we were back in the middle of corporate [expletive] where someone in Bristol is making these decisions and the people in Dallas are like, "This is not what we want. Hes not quite 601. Theres a lot to love. It was so epic and amazing and emotional and inspiring. 3. It was spectacular. The Pumpkin Patch went well, he said of the popular fall annual event staged at City Center. On the other hand, while winter is my favorite season in Los Angeles and, normally, the colder . Four vibrant, site-specific, interactive installations and performances are documented in a forthcoming publication. But the main thing is that there are so many better choices from NWA that would get the team hype. Each game is a new chance to humiliate my entire family. So that natural camaraderie that happens when shows overflow into one another, that doesnt really exist at ESPN. Why are they coming over here? Obviously the team did too. When he comes in with Phoenix, everybody is just lining up to hug the guy. Wade had an operation in 2008 to repair a faulty heart valve, which hed been born with. (2015 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. I think its natural, we just have to get to know them and you connect or you dont. 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. Skin met Luke Sardello in the late 80s when the latter was working at the famed Bills Records and the former was picking through the mess of vinyl there. Then, of course, they went on to win the championship. We had no plan to be radio hosts, but once you get your feet wet, you're like, "Man, this is pretty badass. Most prostate cancers are found early, through screening. Can you tell me about it? Good call, Bruce. My dad has always called me "Mose" as in Moses Malone and that goes back to the 1970s. I dont take any of it for granted. We had been there less than a year and it was every horrific radio story youve ever heard about management change, they brought in the biggest [expletive] of all time. I think people really need to stop and think about what he is and what he has done. I think over the time period where Ben and I were doing The Ticket Maverick postgame show, [Mark] Cuban got to know us really well. SportsDayDFW.com is publishing a series of Q+A profiles to introduce you to local sports radio hosts. 1,557 following. Hes also the oldest Fortnite player. I took nothing but film classes because I just wanted to write screenplays. File photo. We do a weekly with him during the Cowboys season. No spam, ever. It felt like the playoffs really amazing. I mean, I knew [Mike] Bacsik from The Ticket days and Ive gotten to know the Shan [Shariff] and RJ [Choppy] guys, the K&C [Masterpiece] guys and I feel like our listeners or young listeners, we have momentum. What did Ben Rogers and Jeff "Skin" Wade do when they found themselves in the middle of another non-compete period? Tyson Chandler shoving his close friend and brother Chris Paul into the scorers table in the final home game against the Hornets right before the playoffs started in 2011. Throughout his childhood, he immediately had a love for comedy, sports, and performing, setting goals to either be a play by play guy, a game show host, or a Saturday Night Live cast member. Like cat-small. Everything Everywhere All . Thus Wade is satisfied his case was detected early and his prognosis is great. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alex S. 469-393-0165alex@dallassidekicks.org. But we call her "Gator," which is a championship-caliber grandmother name in my opinion. 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. Selby joined The Dallas Morning News staff after graduating from UT-Arlington in December 2017 with bachelor's degrees in journalism and public relations. You can also purchase tickets through this link (https://bit.ly/2OpuaMd) with promo code SCOTTISH and $2 from every ticket sold will be donated to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. He is a figment of our best imagination. 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." 506 posts. 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 . I always have some classic reggae, particularly dub, in the mix and I'm sucker for 70s soul. 1234 Camino de la Reina. Theres certain decisions that were made that we were out of our control and nervous about that ended up being great for us and we landed on our feet. January 8, 2009 Mavs hosting the Knicks. We are so proud of you and happy for you! You should hear the chaotic things firing off in my brain when I'm thinking through these answers. 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 Celina, which is expected to open this year. 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. She was also hired in the production department for the Cumulus Dallas cluster for a hot minute before Ben & Skin saved her and brought her back to the airwaves. When he was going through all that, he said, Dont wait till youre 70 years old to start getting checked.. Crandalls own little miss Cottonfest 2001. We'll see if it prevents the team from making a deep playoff run or not. I feel like somebody dropped the ball on this. Just click the to create your snippet! I recently downloaded a bunch of 80s Beggars Banquet stuff I liked in high school, like The Cult record "Love." Smart, great people like George Dunham and Craig Miller and Mark Followill and just on and on and on. So we had to all get to know each other and figure each other out. Remember when you didnt believe in us? 2. I think people that wanted to get swept up in that mania of fandom came along with us and listened to our show for it. He believes men should get a basic PSA test and a colonoscopy at 40 years old. So many of our father-son memories were me and him at basketball games or going to tournaments or whatever. But after working there for three months they flipped to sports, which we really didn't know was happening. I wanted to be Derek Harper. There was one other person that was higher up than him, it was an amazing man named Brian Purdy. The duo joined KEGL in February 2020. I stay busy with that. Probably in the production music business. They were like, "Who the [expletive] are these guys? That actually works for both best and worst. Q: How did you feel getting a Mavs championship ring in 2011? Welcome to AllAccess.com, the web's largest radio and music industry community. What question should I have ask you that I haven't and can you answer it? The Truth to Power Project is a larger effort to address racism on several fronts. Being a MFFL is something to be proud of. May have been alphabetical, or perhaps wanting a hard consonant sound at the beginning of the name, but it definitely fits what the show is. Even after he earned the ire of the Wheat Province for saying so on-air, NBA announcer Jeff Wade is standing by his claim that Saskatchewan got its name due to its high population of. Then, Wade said, In late 2020, I guess, my doctor ran some PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels on my blood and said they were high, but, No reason to be concerned; well check again in several months., In my next tests, the PSA levels were higher, Wade said, hearing from his doctor, For a 46-year-old, your PSA levels are really high., I did a biopsy and it showed I did have prostate cancer, he said. One of the most popular radio personalities in DFW, Jeff Skin Wade, will do the honorary first kick. So whenever it came down to "Hey, let's make a funny video or let's do whatever," it was always me and Ben and Chris that were doing it. Youll see creative stuff roll out on all sorts of screens. Some seem to think that he served as Music Supervisor for the IFC Films feature movie Shithouse and even fewer still acknowledge that he is a partner in the DFW-based Record Label EastwoodMusicGroup. It was just sort of a natural extension of he and I have always been involved in doing creative projects together, whether it was making funny videos or recording music or whatever that creative impulse or urge was, he and I were always involved in it together. Its called the Truth to Power Project, and it involves another old friend of his. Its really been an incredible ride for me and Ben. Youll see. Jeff 'Skin' Wade announced in a YouTube video he is now on 97.1 The Eagle [KEGL-FM] with his co-host Ben Rogers. Former Mavericks great Derek Harper is back for his 11th full season on the telecast as the team's TV analyst, while Jeff "Skin" Wade enters his 13th season as an analyst. As much fun as it is to tease him about his early career as a White rapper, the guy to this day is a legit music producer, and hes working on a very cool initiative that deserves serious attention. Name * Email * Website. 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Description. Its been kinda a tough deal for the whole family me basically almost dying from my heart, then hearing I had cancer, he said. Heres some afternoon show coming out of Bristol and then heres Galloway.". Krystina was then hired on as a phone screener for the Lex & Terry morning show while continuing to work weekends at KSCS and promotions at the Ticket on the side. It's short for "Skinny" which unfortunately for me hasn't really been applicable in a long time. The aforementioned Ben and Skin show is cohosted by Dallas Mavericks tv color analyst Jeff "Skin" Wade. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . With all that going for him, it is not surprising that he deserves a few beers. The Banshees of Inisherin. 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. Kevin KT Turner grew up in Olney, Texas, a small town a couple hours west of the metroplex. ESPN is like, "Heres a morning show with Mike and Mike coming out of Bristol. Sarah Jaffe and Jen Ray turn celebration somber with 'Eyes As Bright As Diamonds;' Sara Rahbar makes bodies of conflict. 7184 S Villa Place Dr. Midvale, UT 84047. -Jeff Wade (analyst) Most popular grade: A (34.84% of voters) Analysis: Followill, Harper and Wade reap the rewards of perfecting the three-man booth juggling act. . So nicknames have definitely always been a "thing" in our world. _____________________________________________________, Projecting the 2023 Texas Rangers Opening Day Roster, As Jim Montgomery makes first return to Dallas, Stars reminded what couldve been, Jung and Hungry: How Josh Jung is ready for the 2023 Rangers Season. But we really wanted a chance to get on the Ticket. 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. Everybodys got their own sensibilities. And, of course, he has been a member of the military, having fought in Iraq, Afghanistan and a number of other places. Ben was selling television advertising and started selling the Dallas Mavericks broadcast. But other types are aggressive and can spread quickly. And Ben has got this brilliant marketing mind where hes like Oh, we want to do this? Throughout the season FC Dallas players, coaches and members of the front office will join popular Dallas radio hosts Ben Rogers and Jeff "Skin" Wade on at 1PM CT on the iHeartRadio . Its so surreal and amazingly cool. Why is Jeff Wade nickname skin? How Rangers Players like Corey Seager, Mitch Garver, and Brock Burke will adjust to Rule Changes. Neither they nor I can recall the exact circumstances of our first meeting, but a reasonable guess puts us on a Jewish Community Center court about 20 years ago. You know what Im saying? Many prostate cancers grow slowly and are confined to the prostate gland, where they may not cause serious harm. I think were going on three or four years with him. Weakness or numbness in the legs or feet, or even loss of bladder or bowel control from cancer pressing on the spinal cord. Lucky for me Mark Followill and Bob Ortegel are great broadcasters so they made it work. See also. I mean, I believe in myself and Im confident and I think I do a good job, but I still cant believe it actually happened. ABOUT THE MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUEThe Major Arena Soccer League represents the highest level of professional arena soccer in the world. What the thought process was -- I don't mind saying it -- I'm a very knowledgeable basketball person, I know my [expletive]. I hated it when I was an overly self-conscious 16-year-old. Still scrapping at it and then suddenly I get offered a full-time radio job. The kind of irony of this is we played The Roots for her for the first time and she immediately loved it, obviously. In any case, the device I used forced me to omit something about Skin. Its not clear what causes prostate cancer, and Wade didnt have any symptoms in fact, prostate cancers victims are usually in their 50s. The duo hosted middays and then afternoons at " 105.3 The Fan " KRLD-FM from 2013 until October 2019, middays at " ESPN 103.3 " KESN and middays at Hot Talk " Live 105.3 " KLLI. Skin's been with the Mavericks since the middle of the 2008-09 season after owner Mark . Then over time, I think people got used to me. Fanatics View is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and is independently owned and operated. Favorite Movie: Depending on the day - Goodfellas or City of God or Rushmore or Being John Malkovich 2. 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