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Frank Ski

Frank Ski
Born
Frank Rodriguez

(1964-05-09) May 9, 1964 (age 60)
Harlem, New York
Occupation(s)DJ, journalist, philanthropist, public forums host
Spouses
  • Tanya Rodriguez (1995–2015)
  • Patrice Basanta-Henry, MD (2017)
Children5
Career
Show"Frank and Wanda in the Morning"
Station(s)WVEE (V-103), WHUR (Washington,DC) WALR KISS 104.1 Atlanta
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.frankski.com

Frank Rodriguez,[1] professionally known as Frank Ski (born May 9, 1964),[citation needed] is an American DJ, journalist, philanthropist, radio personality, and public forums host. He also was a Baltimore club and house music artist who recorded as solo, as well as a part of the group 2 Hyped Brothers & a Dog in the 1990s. From 1998 to 2012, and again from 2017 to January 2019, he was the host of the Frank and Wanda in the Morning Show alongside co-host Wanda Smith[2] on the Atlanta urban contemporary radio station WVEE. He now hosts another morning show called The Morning Culture alongside Jade Novah and J.R. Jackson.

Biography

Career highlights

He was awarded the title of "Journalist of the Year" by Reverend Jesse Jackson of Rainbow Push Coalition in 2002.[3]

He'd hosted the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.[4]

Awards and recognition

Frank Ski Kids Foundation

The Frank Ski Kids Foundation is a organization created by Ski in 2005, acting in the Atlanta area.[7] It aims to help children explore their ambitions by engaging them in science, technology, athletics, and the arts.[8]

The foundation hosts a yearly Youth Bowl football competition.[9] It gives young people the opportunity to travel abroad on excursions that support the foundation's science, technology and art programs and organizes a yearly trip to the NASA Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.[10] There have also been excursions to the Galapagos Islands (2007), the Amazon rainforest (2008) and an international artistic enrichment trip to Florence, Italy (2009).

Studio albums

  • Ya Rollin' Doo Doo (with 2 Hyped Brothers & a Dog) (1991)
  • Frank Ski Club Trax (1992)

Singles

  • "Doo Doo Brown" (with 2 Hyped Brothers & a Dog) (1991)
  • "Tony's Bitch Track" (1992)
  • "Whores In This House" (1992)

References

  1. ^ Local Radio Personalities Open Up, MyFoxAtlanta.com Archived April 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Thapliyal, Oshika. "Atlanta radio host Frank Ski says co-host Wanda Smith "wasn't doing well" before her death". MSN. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b Frank Ski Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, article from Georgia Perimeter College
  4. ^ Radio Co-Host Is "Open", Atlanta Woman's Magazine Archived July 19, 2012, at archive.today
  5. ^ "March of Dimes A.I.R. Award for "Best Original Music or Jingle"". Archived from the original on October 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "Word of Mouf"[permanent dead link‍], Ludacris Foundation newsletter, Page 8
  7. ^ Umontuen, Itoro N. "The Frank Ski Kids Foundation will address climate change during their expedition to the Great Barrier Reef". The Atlanta voice. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Frank Ski Kids: About Us". Archived from the original on February 6, 2009.
  9. ^ City Newsbytes Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, The Franklin Commitments for the City of Atlanta
  10. ^ 12/11: Frank Ski’s wine auction Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Atlanta Journal Constitution's "Access Atlanta" section

Frank Ski Kids videos

Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ski