| Frank Ski | |
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| Born | May 9, 1964 Harlem, New York |
| Station(s) | WVEE (V-103) Atlanta |
| Country | United States |
| Spouse(s) | Tanya Rodriguez |
| Website | Frank Ski.com |
Frank Ski (born May 9, 1964) is an American DJ, journalist, philanthropist, and public forums host.
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As a journalist, he conducted the final interview with Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. In 2002, the Honorable Reverend Jesse Jackson awarded Ski the title of "Journalist of the Year" by the Rainbow Push Coalition.[1]
After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Ski spearheaded a fundraising movement to help the victims.[1] Aiding the causes of the Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry and Homeless and Metro Atlanta Respite & Development Services, Ski raised $500,000 in funds.[2]
Ski hosts the Civil Rights Walk of Fame.[3] The Walk is a partnership between the Trumpet Awards Foundation and the National Park Service and was created in 2004 to give recognition to civil rights leaders who promote justice and equality.[4]
In 2009, he finished No. 2 in a recent unscientific ajc.com poll of most obnoxious Atlanta radio personality behind only Neal Boortz. Radio & TV Talk with Rodney Ho's poll on whether V-103 should keep Frank Ski (during the time of his contract re-negotiations) was 59% "No". He has recently been criticized for his support of Bishop Eddie Long during his sex scandal, though now attends another Atlanta church.
His wife is Tanya Rodriguez. The couple have four sons.
The Frank Ski Kids Foundation is an Atlanta-area organization created by Frank Ski in 2000. Its mission statement is "exposing kids to their future through science, technology, athletics, and the arts".[8]
The foundation hosts a yearly Youth Bowl football competition.[9] It grants youth 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).