We'll see if it prevents the team from making a deep playoff run or not. 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Selby joined The Dallas Morning News staff after graduating from UT-Arlington in December 2017 with bachelor's degrees in journalism and public relations. If I hadnt had the blood test for my heart, I wouldnt have known. To top off all that, he is now a husband and father. Some people like him, many don't. He's not quite 6'01". That was a great experience. So everybody knew that and had that, but the first time I really experienced kids breakdancing and those sorts of things was when I went off to basketball camp and that was the first time I heard of Run DMC as well. In the open of the new show, called 'The Downbeat', Rhyner described his brief retirement and a conversation with Ben Rodgers and Jeff "Skin" Wade about a return to the airwaves after filling . But everyone that we worked with, we liked. 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. Early prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms. Biography. Favorite Movie: Depending on the day - Goodfellas or City of God or Rushmore or Being John Malkovich 2. But other types are aggressive and can spread quickly. (ALLEN, TEXAS: February 18th, 2020)-The Sidekicks will take on the San Diego Sockers on February 23rd at 3.00P for a Sunday Funday match presented by nue Vodka. So we started doing one-hour "specialty" radio shows on what was then Fox-AM 1190. / CBS Texas. Lucky Whitehead is tiny. So its like, OK, well when we part ways, you cant hire me for this amount of time anywhere else. So theyre offering us a six-month contract. Basketball, my kiddos Maya and Des, vintage funk and soul and really good red sauce. 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. It was tangential. Dallas Mavericks | #MFFL | By Bally Sports Southwest | Facebook Log In Forgot Account? But The Fan has worked out fantastic, we love the people there. Hes the greatest man Ive ever met in the corporate world, hes a real person. 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. I took nothing but film classes because I just wanted to write screenplays. Hopefully youll be entertained by a story I wrote in this months issue (Brothers From Another Mother, which is online today). We were playing basketball. I got that nickname as a junior in high school, short for skinny. So somebodys got to go and create that music. Thats what I wanted to share with you. A bluebird day is a skier's term for a sunny day following a big dump of snow. Obviously the team did too. So nicknames have definitely always been a "thing" in our world. in Radio/TV/Film from the University of North Texas. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alex S. 469-393-0165alex@dallassidekicks.org. All of these roads have led to KT accepting the role as the Newsman on the current incarnation of The Ben and Skin Show. 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. Jeff was hosting the Mavs Post Game Showwith long time friendBen Rogers, when Mark Cuban and the Mavericks organization invited him to join the in-game broadcasts midway into the 2008-09 season. So when she was kind of putting this group together, she had asked me if I wanted to be involved. With all that going for him, it is not surprising that he deserves a few beers. After nearly 5 years there, he joined the Ben and Skin Show as their producer at 105.3 The Fan in May 2013. Krystina Ray fun facts obsessed with Led Zeppelin, has played guitar since the age of 15, has a dog named Hendrix and knows a little too much about dinosaurs. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group. Hard to like a lot of the Cowboys right now -- I feel like a bunch of 'em quit. ", So once the program director at The Ticket, a guy named Bruce Gilbert at the time -- you know, its like everybody tries to come up with some radio name or whatever -- he was just like, "Well why wouldnt you guys just be called "Ben and Skin?" On the side, Wade also works the sidelines at Dallas Mavericks games and owns a music production company. Why are they coming over here? Probably in the production music business. It's hard to wrangle it all in. Skin: Ben and I had actually spent six or seven years at The Ticket. But it wasnt really our decision. In radio, theres all these non-competes. But its really about childhood friendships and hip-hop and the vicissitudes of life and taking creative risks. Happy bday to a guy Ive known since he was 12 - my dude @SkinWade. This is the sixth in a weekly series. Wade underwent surgery for that Thursday at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque. Other Locations. 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 . Wade had an operation in 2008 to repair a faulty heart valve, which hed been born with. Wade: Ticket programing boss Bruce Gilbert named us that. The aforementioned Ben and Skin show is cohosted by Dallas Mavericks tv color analyst Jeff "Skin" Wade. Skin: I mentioned Michael Young. Want to help Fanatics View grow? The funny thing is, I was having trouble with my heart as well. But when I was young, I wanted to be (SportsDay Mavericks beat writer) Jan Hubbard. 8@8; Advertise; Agents; Alumni. We invite them to call in and take part in the discussion at all times. 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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. So Ben and I went to ESPN after that and that was fantastic for us because we had all the, sort of, creative mojo and Bens songs and all that, but that was a chance to really build some sports credibility at an all-sports station and do things with Randy Galloway, whos a legendary figure I grew up reading listening to, and work with him. In a 13-month span, we went to every single game, home and away, for two Texas Rangers World Series runs and in the middle of it was the Mavericks winning an NBA championship. So people that work in the NBA and stuff that do know me, they know I know my stuff. Its like me popping in saying "Weird nonsecular [expletive] is not going to change the fact that great basketball is being played." If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Ben Rogers is an above average-sized storyteller, songmaker and certified human whisperer primarily known for his uncanny ability to consistently stay mired in a never-ending conveyer belt of awkward situations. Check out this poignant piece about Chadwick and @bastardsofsoul. Was this something you guys knew you wanted to do as kids? We are so proud of you and happy for you! Jeff "skin" Wade; Recommended for you Load comments. Inspired by their journey, I took a risk in how I chose to bring you their narrative, inviting them to collaborate in the storytelling rather than just serve as subjects. And theres other great people. That was midway through Ricks first season here and Ive been in the mix ever since. Q: Youve known Ben Rogers for a long time, was it always a dream for you guys to be on the radio? ABOUT THE DALLAS SIDEKICKSThe Dallas Sidekicks is an American professional indoor soccer team of the Major Arena Soccer League. 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. Jeff Skin Wade, who you may know by his unofficial nom de guerre of avenger, is an enigma of a sort, albeit a fun one. THE FC DALLAS SHOW ON 97.1 THE FREAK THURSDAYS AT 1PM The FC Dallas Show moves to The Ben and Skin Show on 97.1 The Freak beginning Thursday, February 23 when they interview FC Dallas head coach Nico Estvez. Weleda Skin Food, 11.21, boots.com. He believes men should get a basic PSA test and a colonoscopy at 40 years old. Do people really pick just one? 3. Thats not something that I think radio stations go "Oh, look at what The Ticket has. The times I wrote screenplays, I usually wrote them around songs or music or those kinds of things. It certainly has some pace to it, utilizing a lot of the upbeat psyche-soul samples reminiscent of early 70s Motown, but it's a pretty mediocre NWA track. I had buddies that were DJs, so I was around turntables a lot. Humor is a plus with this. 8,713 followers. Its not like some personal revenge thing, its like, the guys an [expletive], nobody likes him. Glad to have you in my life, home boy. There's only one, man. Oh, and one more thing: Ben and Skins friendship started on the basketball court. Final . The Pumpkin Patch went well, he said of the popular fall annual event staged at City Center. But its fun. We get it up and going, get a little bit of work going. After graduating from Crandall High School in 08 Krystina went on to study Radio, Television and film at the University of North Texas, where she discovered just how much she loved radio. I'll be diplomatic and say whoever the mole was. File photo. Ben has always been amazing at starting special relationships so I would imagine he was the catalyst. 2015 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Wade: Why are you so long-winded? But after working there for three months they flipped to sports, which we really didn't know was happening. Jeff "Skin" Wade is known as half of the Ben and Skin Show, which he co-hosts with Ben Rogers from 2-5 weekdays on 97.1 KEGL. I couldnt even come up with my favorite James Brown or De La Soul song. To be near the action for my favorite team ever in any sport is beyond special. It looks like we don't have any Biography for Jeff 'Skin' Wade yet. Here is what he had to say: 1. And Ben has got this brilliant marketing mind where hes like Oh, we want to do this? Just got call that head/neck and lungs scan came back all clear. My parents have always had my back in all my weird endeavors and he worked with my schedule so that I could chase a radio gig. Race. But I've always liked it as an overly self-conscious adult. 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. So Wade, then in his early 40s, got checked. So we had to all get to know each other and figure each other out. Q: How did you become such a hip-hop enthusiast? For reasons not yet determined, Black people have a greater risk of prostate cancer than do people of other races. 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Jeff 'Skin' Wade. Other stuff happened in between, but I get long-winded, so I'm exhibiting a little self-editing here. It used to be called the library music world where, you know in advertising, companies or TV producers or whatever need music and they dont want to hire a composer because thats expensive, so they go and they license music. Then, of course, they went on to win the championship. He's really fun to talk other sports with because he's such a sports fanatic. I really think the bar needs to be changed to at least 40 (for a checkup), he says. Then after three years there, our original boss at the Fan, Gavin Spittle, returned to the station and in 2013 gave us a chance to get it right this time. Well Ruben had gotten me into that world with him. I like the marketing of music, I like the use of music, how it conveys emotions and different things. Game 4 against Portland in 2011 first round after Brandon Roy went nuts and they collapsed. Weakness or numbness in the legs or feet, or even loss of bladder or bowel control from cancer pressing on the spinal cord. Q: How did you feel getting a Mavs championship ring in 2011? I just think in the case of all of us, were just all sort of connecting and, you know, all genuinely like each other. On the surface, its about Ben Rogers and Jeff Skin Wade, two guys who do a radio show. Ben has the bigger personality on our show. See also. An opportunity came up for him to be in front of the camera and he got me into the mix. Its so surreal and amazingly cool. Michael Finley is an amazing dude. Then 10 years later Ive got a championship ring and Im friends with people in the organization and I have a couple Emmys. 1234 Camino de la Reina. Q: You started your own music production company called Ehko Music. Everything Everywhere All . One of the things Ive told people all along is that -- and Im one of these people -- I have a career because of Dirk. It was because he is so special and there is so much interest in him that people want to know more about him and they want to find out more about him and they want to be connected to him. Cuban and the folks that run the broadcast were very familiar with me from when Ben Rogers and I were hosting the Mavs Post Game Show on the Ticket and when they wanted to add a new element they felt that Id be a good fit. These are the most important things I've learned after seeing two Cowboys practices out here in Oxnard. 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. He is the franchise. Like cat-small. Can we keep doing this?". 7184 S Villa Place Dr. Midvale, UT 84047. We love incorporating the listener into the program. The irony I guess in this for me is that I was in the radio/TV/film department at the University of North Texas and they have cranked out a ton of big, high-profile radio people that have gone through their program and taken all their courses and all that stuff. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Crandalls own little miss Cottonfest 2001. My dad has always called me "Mose" as in Moses Malone and that goes back to the 1970s. Cancer is a scary word, he said. 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. ", Then the radio show, The Ben and Skin Show, Ive known Ben [Rogers] since I was 12. Older age. Theres a couple good ones. Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. 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