Ben Sparks
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Ben Sparks is the disgruntled former producer for The Opie and Anthony Show on XM. He was previously assistant producer for their WNEW radio show. Ben is known for having a large bulge in the front of his pants, his spastic body movements known as "herkying and jerkying", having a tiny cell phone, being a gossip, laughing at inappropriate times, having unmanageable hair, being a Boston sports fanatic, and having had a bad case of food poisoning which earned him the nickname "Ol' Gravy Legs". He has also been known to comb his hair with car bombs, M-80s, and helicopters. Ben was also known to have substance abuse problems; Opie saved Ben from being fired multiple times by XM management until he was ultimately let go.
Ben Sparks had conspired with former executive producer Rick Delgado to humiliate Opie. He was apparently sending Opie harassing text messages, and Ben claimed he had a sex tape of Opie's fiancee, Lynsi, which was a blatant lie according to Opie. O&A discussed this on the air on April 23, 2008, after an article appeared in the New York Post; although neither O&A nor the article mentioned Ben by name, it was assumed he's the one responsible for the story. Opie indicated legal action would be taken against him even against the advice of counsel.
Known Aliases
- Herky Jerky Ben
- Ol' Gravy Leg
- Big Doodies Ben
- Luscious Hog
- Fucking Tool
- Bwa ha ha ha
- Hurricane Ben
Radio Career Timeline
- 1990-? - WBCN, Boston - Producer, Mark Parenteau Show
- 1993-1997 - 88.9FM WERS, Emerson College, Boston
- 1998-August 2002 - WNEW, New York - Promotions, later promoted to Producer of The Opie and Anthony Show
- August 2003- January 2004 - Sirius Satellite Radio - Producer, Channel: Rolling Stone, Producer, OutQ's Derek and Romaine
- October 2004 - July 2006 - XM Satellite Radio - Producer, The Opie and Anthony Show. Dude dude dude...
- July 2007 - January 2008 - Boston Red Sox Radio network Associate Producer
