Frank Ski facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Frank Ski
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| Born |
Frank Rodriguez
May 9, 1964 |
| Occupation | DJ, journalist, philanthropist, public forums host |
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| Children | 5 |
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| Show | "Frank and Wanda in the Morning" |
| Station(s) | WVEE (V-103), WHUR (Washington,DC) WALR KISS 104.1 Atlanta |
| Country | United States |
Frank Rodriguez, professionally known as Frank Ski (born May 9, 1964), 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 Morning Show alongside co-host Wanda Smith 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.
He'd hosted the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
Awards and recognition
- Rainbow Push Coalition, Reverend Jesse Jackson (2002)
- Georgia March of Dimes, Achievement in Radio Award (A.I.R.)
- National Urban League, Atlanta Chapter; Distinguished Community Service Award (2007)
- Ludacris Foundation, Community Service Award, 2008
- 11 Alive Community Service Award (2009)
- Mentioned by Uganda Musician Ritah Kigozi in her song "Twandibadewo" (3:23-3:25)
Frank Ski Kids
The Frank Ski Kids Foundation is an Atlanta area organization created by Ski in 2000. Its mission statement is "exposing kids to their future through science, technology, athletics, and the arts".
The foundation hosts a yearly Youth Bowl football competition. 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. 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)
