Ben Maller
Ben Maller | |
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| Born | April 29, 1975 Irvine, California |
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| Station | Fox Sports Radio |
| Country | United States |
| Previous show | The Third Shift |
Benjamin "Big Ben" Maller (born April 29, 1975)
Early life
Maller grew up in
Fox Sports Radio career
- 2000-2001: Weekend update sportsreader
- 2001-2009: Weekends ? a.m. - ? a.m.
- 2009-1/2015: Saturday/Sunday 1 a.m. - 6 a.m. (2012-2014: 1 a.m. - 7 a.m.)
- 2013-9/2014: Sunday 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
- 9/2014-1/2015: Sunday 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
- 1/2015: Weekdays 2 a.m. - 6 a.m.
Notable events
During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Maller was able to get live reports from nearby the disaster, through a caller named Donald. Donald had attempted to call into the weeknight broadcaster, JT The Brick. Ultimately, JT The Brick decided not to put Donald on the airwaves. The next night, Donald called The Ben Maller Show and, thanks to producer Miranda Moreno, was put on the air right away and was able to provide live updates about the events in Fukushima.
In May 2010, Maller led a march at Staples Center with fellow Los Angeles Clippers fan Clipper Darrell in an unsuccessful attempt to help lead the push for free agent LeBron James to join the Clippers via free agency. In the end, LeBron James ended up signing with the Miami Heat as part of a historic team headlined by "The Big Three.' [7]
In 2011, Ben Maller exposed an NBA slam dunk contest conspiracy. The league had sent out a press release referencing Clippers Blake Griffin as the winner, BEFORE the contest had been completed.
Over the course of his career, Maller has had multiple menu items named after him in various restaurants around the United States. Former items include the "Malzone," in Syracuse, New York "Ben Maller Chicken Fingers in Kansas City, Missouri, and the "Maller Pizza," in Grand Rapids, Michigan
As of February 2017, the only existing menu items left are the "Maller Chicken Tender Sandwich" at the Sportsbook Bar and Grill in
In June 2016, one Cleveland fan celebrated the Cavs NBA championship by parading around the championship parade with a sign that included Ben Maller's photo[9] with Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith and others as a "hater".
Broadcasting career
His career highlights include reporting for XTRA Sports 690am in San Diego in the mid-1990s and co-hosting the Ben & Dave Show on XTRA Sports 1150 in LA (late-1990s) and Dodger Talk from 1996 to 2000. Maller joined Fox Sports Radio for the launch of the network in August 2001 as an update anchor weekend morning co-host.[citation needed]
In 2003, Maller signed a contract to become the "sports gossip guy," for Fox Sports, providing daily sports rumors and notes. Maller is credited with helping the website overtake ESPN.com in unique visitors for the first time, in February 2007.[10]
On January 20, 2009, Maller and the Third Shift staff were fired as part of
Maller became the first Southern California broadcaster to host a show on Boston's WEEI when he filled in for Mike Adams on "Planet Mikey," June 2009.[11] On loan from Fox Sports Radio, he returned to Boston to audition for the third seat on the Kirk & Callahan morning show[12] on WEEI, September 2016.
Maller joined
References
- ^ "California Births, 1905 - 1995". Familytreelegends.com. 1975-04-29. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Sports Radio Host Ben Maller Drops 200 Pounds
- ^ ""Did you get the memo? Fox Sports Radio lineup change is minus O'Brien, Hartman, Dibble, Van Dyken"". Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
- ^ Maller, Ben (2002-03-08). "Friday Thoughts, Opinions and Notes". BenMaller.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ a b c d Dauber, Bill (1993-05-06). "Site offers place to be themselves - EDUCATION: Irvine athletes find S.E.L.F. provides an alternative setting where they can make up credits and set goals". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ Maller, Ben. "BenMaller.com: About Ben Maller". Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ Miami Heat Re-Sign Wade and Acquire James & Bosh
- ^ "Food - The Landing Eatery and Pub". landingeateryandpub.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ^ "Ben Maller on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ^ "First Mobile, Now the Web... ESPN.com Takes a Tumble | TechnologyTell". E-gear.com. 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Rohrbach, Ben (2009-06-01). "Big Ben Maller". Audio.weei.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "K&C - The Sox lose but win the A.L. East, Ben Maller on Dino's Casting Couch 9-29-16". WEEI. Retrieved 2017-02-11.