", Then the radio show, The Ben and Skin Show, Ive known Ben [Rogers] since I was 12. That has been huge for our career. Just click the to create your snippet! (from mayoclinic.org). 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. Before long it led to an opportunity for us to host the Dallas Mavericks Post Game Show on KTCK which caught the attention of Gavin Spittle at the FAN and here we are. Never hit another man in anger unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it. Hes been with his wife Tricia since 1996 and they live in Allen with their kids Maya and Desmond and three loud dogs. There was one other person that was higher up than him, it was an amazing man named Brian Purdy. 2. 506 posts. / CBS Texas. By Gary Herron | Observer staff writer | Nov 30, 2021 | Features, Top Stories. This is a pretty curious choice. In Black people, prostate cancer is also more likely to be aggressive or advanced. 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. Want to help Fanatics View grow? I wanted to be Derek Harper. The MASL features teams across North America, with teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. Derek Holland is an amazing dude. Aside from all that, hes funny as hell, hes interesting to talk to, hes likable, hes a global citizen, hes a good person, he does things for the right reasons. Wade: It was seventh grade at the Huffhines Rec Center in Richardson. Next week, Wade tips off his eighth season as a Mavericks TV analyst on Fox Sports Southwest. But the main thing is that there are so many better choices from NWA that would get the team hype. Skin: ESPN is the most corporate of corporate crap. Now they're ready. 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. Why are they coming over here? He had this connection to the music production world. Can we keep doing this?". 1234 Camino de la Reina. She wanted to do stuff for Dallas and Id known her for a long time. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alex S. 469-393-0165alex@dallassidekicks.org. Your risk of prostate cancer increases as you age. When he comes in with Phoenix, everybody is just lining up to hug the guy. Its not because "Hey, do great things for Skin." In this segment, . Despite his extensive travel schedule, he has managed to keep an immaculately trimmed beard and a fit physique. 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. 750 North St.Paul St. Ben was selling television advertising and started selling the Dallas Mavericks broadcast. They've known each other since their junior high days in Richardson.. Or maybe "Lucky" is actually his first name. He was a big studio engineer and music producer here in Dallas and I learned so much from him, I had a really good bond with him. Skin was added to the Dallas Mavericks TV Broadcast in the 08-09 season and was lucky to be a part of the historic title run in 2011. We did Mavericks post-games from 2001 until 2008, a Saturday show and weekday fill-ins. He saw how miserable we were, he knew that we had not been brought in to do that and he simply let us out of our contract because he was a good person. I have not had indicators (of cancer), he said. 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. Welcome to Numbers on the Boards, a podcast for basketball fans who want to have some fun listening to Mavs TV analyst and 105.3 FM's Jeff "Skin" Wade and Mavs.com's Bobby Karalla talk hoops, stats, and life in the NBA with a new guest each week. Im not trying to make him out to be a saint, but its like when you see other people within that context and how selfish they can be, childish they can be, it just makes you respect people like him so much more. Heres why he prefers it that way, Why Stars win over Coyotes came when Dallas needed it most, Are these Rangers good? 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. I was a fourth grader and my sister brought back 12-inch singles home. As for something more hobby like, I used to collect records cuz Im pretty nerdy. Subscribe Catch Jeff "Skin" Wade's weekly podcast as he interviews local personalities and picks their basketball brains. Numbers on the Boards: Episode 1. In high school, they used to rap together at parties and eventually found their way in a hip-hop ensemble with singer-songwriter Erykah Badu. The 2006 Finals run was huge for our profile because there was such a big tune-in. The times I wrote screenplays, I usually wrote them around songs or music or those kinds of things. Our station is an extension of that. That actually works for both best and worst. "Hi Tyson, whatre you listening to right now?" At first, I think there were a lot of people who were like, "What the [expletive] is this crap?" Wade: Working in the front office of a NBA team. On this week's episode, Skin and Bobby are joined [] Description. 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Most cancers are curable if you get checked, he said. Early prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms. Some men might need more tests to check for prostate cancer. Post a comment as . 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. So nicknames have definitely always been a "thing" in our world. He and his smokin hot wife are currently raising three amazing kiddos (Max, Miles and Grace) out on that Prosper/Celina border where not far away, he opened a kickass brewery called Rollertown with Wade. 1234 E Mystic Grove Cv. You should hear the chaotic things firing off in my brain when I'm thinking through these answers. Enjoy unlimited access to all of our incredible journalism, in print and digital. I thought as a kid, "God, thats the dream job to be Jan Hubbard.". I liked ESPN. He has a wife, Michelle, and four children, three of whom are adults and the youngest of whom is a teenager. Wade: I've had the nickname since high school. Still scrapping at it and then suddenly I get offered a full-time radio job. I'm glad his nickname is "Lucky" instead of "Tiny" because "Tiny Whitehead" kind of sounds gross. Heres Ben and Skin. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. In short: more collaborations are coming. Fanatics View is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and is independently owned and operated. I think were going on three or four years with him. This American, John Simonis Simonis is a renowned artist who has created many public artworks. Q: Youve known Ben Rogers for a long time, was it always a dream for you guys to be on the radio? But everyone that we worked with, we liked. Now I feel like it's up to me to get him acquainted with some of NWA's better tracks so that he can truly reach his full potential. This is more than a music release, though. People who are obese may have a higher risk of prostate cancer compared with people considered to have a healthy weight, although studies have had mixed results. CBS 11 Sports reached out to the Dallas Cowboys for comment,. 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. At the age I'm at, I'm 47 years old, hip-hop and basketball were really intertwined in a massive way as hip-hop grew. Theres a lot to love. The interconnectivity of film and music and image and all that, its something Ive always been into and fascinated by. This is one in an occasional series of conversations with Dallas-Fort Worth radio sports talkpersonalities: Jeff Wade, also known as"Skin," co-hosts the afternoon drive sports talk show on 105.3 The Fan with compadre Ben Rogers. I dont take any of it for granted. To find out more about Skinand his awesome radio personality, check out him on Twitter and find him on his radio show at 105.3 FM The Fan weekdways from 2:00-6:00 pm. All of these roads have led to KT accepting the role as the Newsman on the current incarnation of The Ben and Skin Show. Comments on America, at the Meyerson and the Dallas Contemporary, Slideshow: Decolonize Dallas Catalogue Launch. Skin: I mentioned Michael Young. On the surface, its about Ben Rogers and Jeff Skin Wade, two guys who do a radio show. Dallas Mavericks | #MFFL | By Bally Sports Southwest | Facebook Log In Forgot Account? Its really been an incredible ride for me and Ben. As someone who studied film, that was always a real important part of it. So somebodys got to go and create that music. The 40-year-old former professional basketball player's daughter - who came out as trans back in 2019 at the age of 12 - is now legally named Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade. As we all know, Mark Cuban has always been unconventional in his approach. In radio, theres all these non-competes. My dad had season tickets, my dad was a basketball coach. Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. Its most common after age 50. If he helps even just one man get an early detection of prostate cancer, his story here will have been worth it. Ben has always been amazing at starting special relationships so I would imagine he was the catalyst. [Jeff] Cavanaughs great. I had to scale back quite a bit but Im still sitting on about 3500 mostly jazz and soul records. Its so surreal and amazingly cool. The Mavericks called and asked me to join the broadcast for a Knicks game in January 2009. 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. So I went out to school thinking I was going to be a journalism major. But The Fan has worked out fantastic, we love the people there. Bally Sports Southwest's comprehensive coverage includes Mavs Live pregame and postgame shows, as well as a bi-weekly Mavericks Insider show. Its not like some personal revenge thing, its like, the guys an [expletive], nobody likes him. He knew that I would be able to carry on with the conversation, hold my own, make good observations and those sorts of things. ABOUT THE MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUEThe Major Arena Soccer League represents the highest level of professional arena soccer in the world. If a blood relative, such as a parent, sibling or child, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your risk may be increased. Skin: My primary interest, even way before I got into film, my primary interests were music and basketball. But when I was young, I wanted to be (SportsDay Mavericks beat writer) Jan Hubbard. But in our group of friends, just mostly athletes or jocks, whatever you want to call it. 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. This bio contains no further information. Our show has ended up being one of those conduits for people to get to know Dirk. Truer words may never have been spoken: Men dont like to go to the doctor.. Early spring success has Texas filling fans with hope, John Harrell resigns as Rockwall-Heath football coach after workout was investigated, UNT lands highly-regarded Lake Highlands junior point guard Jaylen Washington, PK winners! Thats not something that I think radio stations go "Oh, look at what The Ticket has. Weakness or numbness in the legs or feet, or even loss of bladder or bowel control from cancer pressing on the spinal cord. 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. I was emphatic that this wasnt the same old Mavs and that they would rebound. I appear to not be aging particularly well. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Get latest information from around the globe. Now whether or not you think Im funny is a totally different conversation, right? Jeff Skin Wade Has Cancer 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. Probably a little naive. 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Theres a couple good ones. But also, people that are attuned to those sensibilities, I think it adds a unique element thats not on other broadcasts. Hes also the oldest Fortnite player. The one thing thats an interesting dynamic about mine and Bens relationship and why were still doing things is, Im more of the, Im in the cultural aspects and the reasons why it exists, all the nerdy stuff. Everybody heard "Rappers Delight" when it first came out, right? One is Travis Frederick. And theres other great people. 1,557 following. I had flunked out of college because Im a dumbass. I got really excited about his possible contributions after watching him in the individual pass rush drills. 1. My original Big Steve. Youll see creative stuff roll out on all sorts of screens. ESPN was operated by Cumulus. Its been kinda a tough deal for the whole family me basically almost dying from my heart, then hearing I had cancer, he said. "Ben and. I wasn't thinking that'd be the case because of his "weight issues," but he looks bigger in his upper body than I thought he'd be. We caught up with Wade recently to talk about his time in a hip-hop group, why he and Ben decided to leave ESPN and more. So many full beards. I stay busy with that. 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 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. 8@8; Advertise; Agents; Alumni. 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. Other stuff happened in between, but I get long-winded, so I'm exhibiting a little self-editing here. See full bio More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Known For Shithouse Music Department (2020) Bastards of Soul: Just a Little Bit Producer (2020) Our first full-time weekday radio gig was at Live 105.3-FM. Also, if you have a family history of genes that increase the risk of breast cancer (BRCA1 or BRCA2) or a very strong family history of breast cancer, your risk of prostate cancer may be higher. Saturday afternoon March 30, 2013 against the Bulls. Men dont like to go to the doctor, anyway, but with prostate cancer (detection), its a simple blood test. I took nothing but film classes because I just wanted to write screenplays. It would just be certain times if he was driving into practice, he would call in to our show. Quite frankly, theres not that many people in D-FW media that know [basketball] as well as I know it and have the access that I have. He wanted to add a non-traditional flavor to the TV broadcast. The judge also granted her . 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