D/FW Radio: Ben & Skin Now Free Agents

Free Agents

Ben Rogers and Skin Wade couldn’t come to an agreement with KESN-FM ESPN 103.3 FM on a new contract.

They were offered a deal. They declined.

They were taken off the air February 25, 2012, three years after they replaced Michael Irvin in the late mornings. On March 1 they became free agents.

Veterans of “The Ticket” KTCK-AM 1310-AM and KRLD-FM The Fan 105.3, they are optimistic that they will land a new gig. Soon.

The Dallas Morning News reports Ben & Skin may have trailed the competition in the ratings, but they generated revenue from a loyal cadre of advertisers who presumably will follow them.

Gavin Spittle

Coincidentally, Gavin Spittle, the programming boss who hired them at The Fan but had no say in dumping them, returned from Houston last month to assume control of programming at the station.

Craig Fenech is Ben & Skin’s agent. He also represents The Ticket’s Bob Sturm and Dan McDowell as well as Fan morning man Shan Shariff.

Fenech said ESPN’s offer to his clients was “multiyear” but contained “windows.”

Translation: The station had built-in outs. Station manager Tom Lee said he had to move forward when ESPN’s final offer was rejected.

Ben & Skin preferred more stability.

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