Somebody put NWA's "100 Miles and Runnin" on the Cowboys practice playlist. I think people really need to stop and think about what he is and what he has done. Because thats their full-time job, but they know that I can hold my own and they know that I have a pretty good understanding of the league and salaries, front-office approaches and those kinds of things. The most interesting thing is that he never takes a seat, despite the fact that he has been in the saddle for most of his life. Like cat-small. Comments on America, at the Meyerson and the Dallas Contemporary, Slideshow: Decolonize Dallas Catalogue Launch. 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. It would just be certain times if he was driving into practice, he would call in to our show. See also. Want to help Fanatics View grow? NAME:Jeff"Skin" Wade TITLE:Afternoon Co-Host (I like Dr., but I don't have the schooling to back it up) STATION:KRLD-FM (105.3 The Fan) MARKET:Dallas-Fort Worth COMPANY:CBS Radio BORN:DalTex . 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. If he helps even just one man get an early detection of prostate cancer, his story here will have been worth it. All rights reserved. When the opportunity opened up at [The Fan], we took it. The MASL features teams across North America, with teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. Colon cancer is what he physically passed away from, Wade said. Dallas most important news stories of the week, delivered to your inbox each Sunday. (2015 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. I had flunked out of college because Im a dumbass. So, who knows, he might be the next Jeff Skin Wade? That actually works for both best and worst. 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.. Can you take us on your journey through the media world? I like all that. Elvis. Hes been with his wife Tricia since 1996 and they live in Allen with their kids Maya and Desmond and three loud dogs. Wade: It was seventh grade at the Huffhines Rec Center in Richardson. The interconnectivity of film and music and image and all that, its something Ive always been into and fascinated by. I grew up going to basketball games with my dad. So I went out to school thinking I was going to be a journalism major. It's short for "Skinny" which unfortunately for me hasn't really been applicable in a long time. An opportunity came up for him to be in front of the camera and he got me into the mix. 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. Sardello now co-owns Josey Records, the largest record store in Texas, which bought the stock of Bills Records after the 75-year-old Bill Wisener died behind his cash register last year. _________________________________________________________________, What doctors know about prostate cancer: (from cancer.org). 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. Depending on the day Goodfellas or City of God or Rushmore or Being John Malkovich. Q: Are you given more creative freedom at The Fan compared to ESPN, considering it was more corporate? 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. Indeed, he has earned the respect of his peers in a very short amount of time, which is not bad for an aspiring astronaut. What question should I have ask you that I haven't and can you answer it? It felt like the playoffs really amazing. 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. Fortunately for him, he has had a fair amount of support from his family, friends, and colleagues, including his fellow astronaut, Neil Armstrong, who he is currently mentoring. I always have some classic reggae, particularly dub, in the mix and I'm sucker for 70s soul. We feel like its gonna get taken care of., Wade said it was recommended that he not undergo chemotherapy and/or radiation as he recuperates because Im so young, or I could be worse off., Following his Dec. 2 surgery, he said, Ill have restrictions for two to four months. Everybody loves Tyson. I was incredibly honored and I was in it for a few months, but at this time Im sort of older and washed up and I have one kid and another one coming, the radio gig is kind of starting to take off so I sort of had to bow out. KT also still has foot in the sports world as host of The Draft Show on DallasCowboys.com and hosting the ABOUT THEM COWBOYS podcast on The Athletic. But we really wanted a chance to get on the Ticket. Avatar: The Way of Water. I wanted to be Derek Harper. That ain't cool. Skin: I mentioned Michael Young. 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. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, Skin, sans Ben, on his nickname, their friendship and unlikely (but epic) journey to radio success, Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy addresses philosophical differences between him, Kellen Moore, Ray Davis optimistic, anxious about Rangers season amidst tumultuous TV situation, Cowboys Mike McCarthy has more power, fewer excuses. 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. Then Ben came home from college and wanted to record. He soon after owned a shark tank and many leather-bound books, yet continued to lie at parties about his Madden skills. But when I was young, I wanted to be (SportsDay Mavericks beat writer) Jan Hubbard. Theyre going to cut through in five different places in my abdominal wall, and hernias are a very common problem after that so I wont get released for physical activity for four months.. I liked ESPN. ESPN was operated by Cumulus. Listeners see right through that crap cause its transparent. ", We were offered a contract that we didnt like and so, we simply said, "Were not signing this contract. I was optimistic, but this feels pretty good. Theres old recordings of us just on old audio cassette. 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. Quite frankly, when we came from The Fan, those guys were apprehensive about us. He is a figment of our best imagination. I dont take any of it for granted. At first, I think there were a lot of people who were like, "What the [expletive] is this crap?" 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. That has been huge for our career. The Truth to Power Project is a larger effort to address racism on several fronts. ", 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?" Wade: I worked for my dad's electrical contracting business, Wade Electric. If they need to send me over there to ask a coach about somebodys ankle, I can do that, but Im not really a sideline reporter and Ive never really done that. I thought as a kid, "God, thats the dream job to be Jan Hubbard.". Thats not an exaggeration. Soon after, Rogers would put on a bunch of weight, sell shoes in a mall, and lie to people at parties about being good at Madden. 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. 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. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alex S. 469-393-0165alex@dallassidekicks.org. Fanatics View is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and is independently owned and operated. I really think the bar needs to be changed to at least 40 (for a checkup), he says. Skin: The real obvious answer is Dirk [Nowitzki]. 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. He was my favorite Maverick. And I was a huge LaBella and Rody fan in junior high so I was really optimistic about the Ticket when I heard their sports guy Mike Rhyner's voice on the station's first day on the air. 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. Heres Ben and Skin. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. 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. Wade: She mostly calls me Jeffrey. Had no idea what I was supposed to do, what the long-term plan was, or how to do what we were doing. So we started doing one-hour "specialty" radio shows on what was then Fox-AM 1190. Ummmmm, dudes, ummmmm - Randy Gregory is going to have an impact this year. This tight knit group has long been recognized as one of the better fan bases in the NBA, and any time you have a group that is recognized, you are going to come across some key individuals who help drive that fan base. Thats what I wanted to share with you. I stay busy with that. Naima by John Coltrane moves me but I cant dance to it. He then went to the University of North Texas and was hired at Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket while a senior in college. What else is known about prostate cancer victims? Get latest information from around the globe. We didnt want to get screwed over, so we simply said Were not going to sign this contract, so they took us off the air. I like the marketing of music, I like the use of music, how it conveys emotions and different things. Q: You started your own music production company called Ehko Music. @SkinWade on the Twitters too. He has a wife, Michelle, and four children, three of whom are adults and the youngest of whom is a teenager. This cat is small. Jeff Skin Wade and the Record Label That Wants to Change Dallas. We do a weekly with him during the Cowboys season. Dudeseriously? My dad had several cancers skin, prostate and colon cancer. Theres a couple good ones. 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. We knew her when she was just playing gigs and stuff around town. Family history. Ive made great friends. Ben and myself and then another guy named Chris Alvarez, we were all in a rap group in the early '90s. But after working there for three months they flipped to sports, which we really didn't know was happening. I have not had indicators (of cancer), he said. If you just want hardcore basketball, well, the basketball game is on, youre going to get that. I liked other kinds of music, too, when I was in high school. 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.". Well, thats either because youre going to fire us or youre going to sell off or whatever and sure enough, six months after our contract ended they did a lease management agreement. Ben has the bigger personality on our show. This is the sixth in a weekly series. 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