You cant just go "Oh, were going to do this." 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 . By the time we fed into Berkner High School from different junior highs we were already friends. ABOUT THE MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUEThe Major Arena Soccer League represents the highest level of professional arena soccer in the world. You should hear the chaotic things firing off in my brain when I'm thinking through these answers. Everybody loves Tyson. It's like, people make decisions and immediately get paranoid about what the corporate level's going to think. My original Big Steve. I have not had indicators (of cancer), he said. 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. He's obviously more on the lean side, but I think his athleticism is going to make him a VERY useful pass rusher this season. Well, not initially. One thing youll see is he is, for people that work for the team, hes one of the all-time favorite people. Wade had an operation in 2008 to repair a faulty heart valve, which hed been born with. Can you tell me about it? We believed it. For information on Sidekicks season tickets or individual tickets call the Dallas Sidekicks at 469.393.0165! ABOUT THE DALLAS SIDEKICKSThe Dallas Sidekicks is an American professional indoor soccer team of the Major Arena Soccer League. The Banshees of Inisherin. I like all that. ESPN was operated by Cumulus. If I hadnt had the blood test for my heart, I wouldnt have known. ", We were offered a contract that we didnt like and so, we simply said, "Were not signing this contract. So I got in on it from the very beginning of it. 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. He wanted to add a non-traditional flavor to the TV broadcast. So somebodys got to go and create that music. Our first full-time weekday radio gig was at Live 105.3-FM. Wade underwent surgery for that Thursday at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque. It was so epic and amazing and emotional and inspiring. Wade: Why are you so long-winded? I think were going on three or four years with him. That has been huge for our career. See also. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alex S. 469-393-0165alex@dallassidekicks.org. That actually works for both best and worst. ", 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?" To be near the action for my favorite team ever in any sport is beyond special. Hes not a real person. All rights reserved. Game 4 against Portland in 2011 first round after Brandon Roy went nuts and they collapsed. Be the first to contribute! Hes the greatest man Ive ever met in the corporate world, hes a real person. We were weekend hosts, we hosted the Mavericks postgame show and we did fill-in stuff. They were basketball shows or Cowboy-oriented shows at restaurants. The set will be released nationally on a limited-edition smoky clear vinyl, and Josey Records will carry a super exclusive Dallas Mavericks royal blue version. Dudeseriously? Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. Like. Prostate cancer detected early when its still confined to the prostate gland has the best chance for successful treatment. Jeff Skin Wade @SkinWade. It was a really fun season and he was a great guy to have on as a weekly guest. Its been kinda a tough deal for the whole family me basically almost dying from my heart, then hearing I had cancer, he said. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Our station is an extension of that. I have the full-time radio gig, I have the Mavericks gig and then me and my partner in San Antonio have this music production company that we run and it keeps me really really busy. I had to scale back quite a bit but Im still sitting on about 3500 mostly jazz and soul records. All Rights Reserved.Website Credits Terms of Service Privacy Policy. In obese people, the cancer is more likely to be more aggressive and more likely to return after initial treatment. Please enter valid email address to continue. We just got to know them and theyre really good people and it was a fun format because it was sort of impromptu. I had no idea what they wanted me to do so I just did what I always do -- talk fast, crack jokes and make obtuse references. It felt like the playoffs really amazing. When the opportunity opened up at [The Fan], we took it. Here we are 30 years later or whatever and I'm still known as "Skin." Then the radio show, The Ben and Skin Show, I've known Ben [Rogers] since . I had flunked out of college because Im a dumbass. But in our group of friends, just mostly athletes or jocks, whatever you want to call it. I thought as a kid, "God, thats the dream job to be Jan Hubbard.". That has added to our career and has afforded us opportunities just by his sheer brilliance. Stars at the All-Star Break: Where Does Dallas Stand as Deboer, Robertson head to Florida? Dallas Mavericks | #MFFL | By Bally Sports Southwest | Facebook Log In Forgot Account? A few people believe he earned them, most dont. Wade: I've had the nickname since high school. Really, I have three gigs. Family history. Skin was born and raised in the Metroplex where hes lived his entire life, other than a little over 3 semesters in Austin in the early 90s. 1234 Camino de la Reina. Just got call that head/neck and lungs scan came back all clear. 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. The Truth to Power Project is a larger effort to address racism on several fronts. 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. I feel like somebody dropped the ball on this. Some people might believe this, but most certainly do not. The duo joined KEGL in February 2020. That seems real obvious, yeah. I took nothing but film classes because I just wanted to write screenplays. _________________________________________________________________, What doctors know about prostate cancer: (from cancer.org). In mid-season he added ESPN 103.3's Jeff "Skin" Wade to the telecast as a second analyst, forming a rare three-man booth. Post a comment as . Still scrapping at it and then suddenly I get offered a full-time radio job. "Ben and. I truly think youre the biggest [expletive] Ive ever met.". Hed crank it up and sometimes hed joke that J.J. Barea was hanging out in his glove box. 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. 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. Still, its important to tell your health care provider if you have any of these symptoms so that the cause can be found and treated, if needed. 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. 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. Hopefully youll be entertained by a story I wrote in this months issue (Brothers From Another Mother, which is online today). We are so proud of you and happy for you! We used to do a weekly -- I think it was a Wednesday, maybe a Thursday night -- freestyle gig with her where we had a DJ and her and Ben hosted it. When he was selling advertising at KSTR (Channel 49) he got us on the station's Mavericks pre-game show for a segment. 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. If he helps even just one man get an early detection of prostate cancer, his story here will have been worth it. I just wanted to be checked because I didnt want to go through what my dad had gone through. What else is known about prostate cancer victims? 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. Listeners see right through that crap cause its transparent. As a team "Ben & Skin," once professional rappers in a group called "Suns of Sl," have hit the local sports talk cycle. How Rangers Players like Corey Seager, Mitch Garver, and Brock Burke will adjust to Rule Changes. 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 . Ben worked in media sales and we got a couple of opportunities that he created to do some TV stuff and then that opened to door for some radio stuff. This combination of plant oils, beeswax, rosemary, camomile and calendula has been a go-to for rough and dry skin since 1926. Hard in the Paint: Summer Special Hard in the Paint Subcribe to the Hard in the Paint podcast on iTunes! 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. Jeff Rossen reveals skin cancer diagnosis in new book 'Rossen to the Rescue' TODAY investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen spoke about weaving in personal stories with helpful tips in his new. But everyone that we worked with, we liked. Most prostate cancers are found early, through screening. Its called the Truth to Power Project, and it involves another old friend of his. 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