Practicum is a Ben Barber Class Radio Broadcasting Class designed to get students real-world broadcasting experience inside and outside the classroom. Daily shows, district and community DJ events and professional commercial production.
Sports Broadcasting is a program dedicated to teaching students all the ins and outs of the sports production industry, such as play-by-play, sideline reporting, sports updates, and radio show production. We also have the opportunity to meet with local business owners and negotiate sponsorship deals with them.
Sports Broadcasting is a program dedicated to teaching students all the ins and outs of the sports production industry, such as play-by-play, sideline reporting, sports updates, and radio show production. We also have the opportunity to meet with local business owners and negotiate sponsorship deals with them.
CHANDLER MUMME
Chandler is a Senior Mansfield High School. Chandler is huge football and baseball fan, his favorite team is the Texas Longhorns. He plays a lot of sports including baseball, golf, foosball, sand volleyball, and more. Chandler was manager of the 2018-2019 Show of the Year, Crossfire Radio. Chandler also was a member of “Guwop Radio,” which got snubbed for show of the year in 2017. Chandler finished 3rd in the Guwop Trasketball League. Follow Chandler on twitter @CjMumme06
TROY MEYER
Troy is senior at Legacy High School. He was the host of “The Afternoon Laugh” and the “One Man Show”. Troy has pet frogs and keeps them at Legacy. This is his 3rd year in the radio program and his fourth year in high school bowling team. Troy's twitter is @TroyM2002
KAYLA JONES
Kayla is now a senior at Timberview High School. She is also a former soccer player. She started her radio career freshman year in the beloved group, “The Trappers”. Unfortunately, they split because of the age difference and one of the members moving away. Kayla had to become the Beyoncé of the group and go solo. She dropped her own successful radio show KULTURE, where she talked about the latest in hip hop and now she’s back!!!!
RYAN GATES
Ryan is a senior at Summit High School. He’s been on a lot of radio shows, but the only one that was worth anything was The Peak, which was the runner-up for The Wild’s 2019 Show of the Year award. The Peak might not have taken home the gold, but Ryan took home another award- Producer of the Year. He’s in band, and plays that one instrument that nobody has heard of- the euphonium, or, as little kids call it, the tiny tuba, or as even littler kids call it, the big ol’ toot toot. Ryan has worn the same pair of sandals every day since the beginning of junior year, and he plans to walk the stage at graduation in them as well. Ryan is an avid backpacker, concertgoer, cat lover, book nerd, and coffee connoisseur. You can find him on twitter @falgsc, on snapchat @rawduckyo, and on instagram @highclasspostmalone
MACKENZIE WATSON
Mackenzie is a senior at Frontier high school. She has been in radio broadcasting since she was a sophomore. She has been the host of “The Waffles” and “Clique Radio Show”; she has been the co-host of “Sister Sound.” She has one brother who gets on her nerves a lot, but she still loves him. She loves dogs, and she has two dogs of her own. Charlie, who is an English bulldog and Oliver who is French bulldog. She recently had to give away her 3rd dog named Louie. Louie is a Maltese; he was Mackenzie’s favorite dog of all time, and will forever be her favorite dog. She loves to watch Netflix on her free time. Some of her favorite shows are Stranger Things, The Office, and Jane the Virgin. Lastly, Mackenzie’s favorite food is Asian food; anything from sushi to chicken lo mein.
ANTHONY DRUMGOOLE
Anthony Drumgoole is a senior at Mansfield Timberview. Anthony has many hobbies that he enjoys in his free time things such as playing electric guitar, competing in madden tournaments, touring the USA, and fishing. Anthony has one brother and one sister. He also loves to spend time with his faithful companion “Bacon”.
KEONNA BURNETT
Keonna Burnett is now a Senior in high school who plans of attending UNT to study Communications/ Journalism, Social Media Marketing, and African American Studies. She is a blogger who focuses her content on beauty and fashion, as well as mental health awareness and cultural appreciation. Burnett is a Staff Writer for her school’s newspaper, and a former intern for Fishbowl Radio after co hosting Sports Talk and The Drift here on 99.9 The Wild. Aside from writing, Keonna has trained in competitive dance for 15 years, and is currently a part of one of Dallas' top Hip Hop crews, Bangerz Dance Co. She's the middle child of 5 girls, and expected to remain the shortest in her family.
HARLEE SCOTT
Harlee is a senior at Lake Ridge High School. She hosted two shows her freshman year, Caffeine crew and The Dream Team. She is major hockey fan as well as a player of the game and works her dream job as a coach at an ice rink. She enjoys many hobbies of all variety such as painting, reading, ridding motor bikes and working on the ranch. Harlee is soon to attend UTA and aspires to major in radio broadcasting. Twitter- @cali_chill
Insta- @h.sk8rgrl
BAILEY THOMASON
Bailey Thomason is a Senior at Summit High School. He’s interested in music, sports, and history. One of his big differences is that he has a disability. This doesn't stop him though he is a talented musician, competitive swimmer, and lifeguard. This is Bailey’s third year at The Wild. He’s been on The Waffles, The DM Morning Show and on his way to a new show this year. He’s looking to go to Texas State or another Texas school to become a Producer or Audio Engineer. You can add him on Twitter @BCTH7171.
ROXY CASTRO
Roxy Castro is a junior at Lake Ridge High School. She is from Los Angeles, California is pursuing a career in radio broadcast and journalism. She likes shopping, gossip, and reading about astrology. She is an Aries sun, Aries moon, and Gemini Rising. She might come off as a little ditzy and talkative but is very intelligible and sociable. She is always up to date on pop-culture.
JUSTIN HARDIN
Justin Hardin is a senior at Timberview High School. He is from Dallas, Texas, and is pursuing a radio career. Occasionally he produces music and spends his money on designer brands. This 17-year-old has been to the University of North Texas to intern for the university to get a feel for the overall business of radio if he goes there. Justin loves music ranging from Jazz and Country to Hip Hop and R&B. His favorite things to do are playing his Xbox or even just being with his animals. Justin’s favorite games are NBA 2K, Call of Duty, and Forza Horizon. While bored all alone in his house, Justin watches Stranger Things, The Office, or Orange Is The New Black. What else does Justin do? GREAT QUESTION!! He also takes care of his Chameleon and Bearded Dragon. There isn’t much Justin doesn’t like to do. From buying clothes, to producing music, he may be the most interesting man alive.
JOSH JUSTICE
Josh is a senior at Legacy High School and is entering his 2nd year in the radio program at Ben Barber. He was host of the infamous On Air Show and found his place using his own music in commercials and audio clips. Josh is a music enthusiast and producer. He loves football more than any other sport and owns several Dallas Cowboys jerseys ranging from Deion Sanders to Dak Prescott, which are hanging in his room on his walls. Josh makes music in his pastime which is primarily hip hop and trap instrumentals. Josh is a rare breed of driver that prefers to drive a manual transmission and got into an accident the same day he got his driver's license. Don't drive like Josh.
MESIAH JONES
Mesiah is a senior at Timberview High School. He is an avid gamer. His hobbies include basketball and wrestling. He is funny and he holds high standards to the people around. He is a very caring person. He wants to pursue radio to become famous one day.
ISAIAH KASAMBU
Isaiah is a senior at Lake Ridge High School and is one of the members in sports broadcasting at Ben Barber. He loves talking and having engaging debates about sports and music. He also loves playing basketball, video games and watching YouTube. He looks up to Stephen A. Smith and his dream job is to be on Fox Sports 1 or ESPN on TV talking about sports.
JET VILLAIRE
Jet Villaire is a junior at Lake Ridge. Jet is a huge Dallas fan in all sports. Mainly football, basketball, and hockey. Jet has four dogs. You can reach him on twitter at @jetv_radio. He loves his family and his dogs. He has a strong opinion about Ezekiel Elliott and him being the best running back in the league. His radio history at Ben Barber includes a show called "Recess" with Ryan, a practicum student, and a student named Steven.
MR. WOOD
Mr. Wood is in his 5th year of teaching radio and sports broadcasting at Ben Barber. He previously worked at 105.3 the FAN as a show host, producer, sports anchor and Cowboys/Rangers reporter. Mr. Wood has worked at four different stations in DFW after graduating from Texas Tech in 2007 with a broadcast journalism degree. He has been married for 9 years and has a son and daughter. His hobbies include golfing, watching "The Office," and anything related to Tech athletics.
