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Sarah X Dylan | |
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| Born | (1980-10-09)October 9, 1980 (age 44) United States |
| Career | |
| Show | Funemployment Radio Sportlandia |
| Station(s) | Emerson News Network Podcast Trailblazers.tv |
| Time slot | Funemployment Radio - 12pm Weekdays (PST) Sportlandia - 9am Weekdays |
| Style | Talk |
| Country | United States |
| Previous show | The Rick Emerson Show |
| Website | www |
Sarah X Dylan (born October 9, 1980) is anAmerican Internet radio host, Internet television host, and former radio producer and talk show co-host. Formerly ofThe Rick Emerson Show andKOIN-TV, and current co-host ofFunemployment Radio, and is based inPortland, Oregon.[1]
The "X" in Sarah X Dylan does not stand for anything. She, along withRick Emerson, is a huge fan ofFuturama, and wanted a distinguishing name for radio, so she chose to use a middle initial of "X", in much the same way as the producer ofFuturama,David X. Cohen chose "X" due to there being another David Cohen on the rolls ofSAG/WGA.
On a September 2013 show, Dylan claimed the "Dylan" in her name comes from her favoriteBeverly Hills 90210 characterDylan McKay, portrayed byLuke Perry.[citation needed]
Dylan was born to anaval family and spent some time inSpain as a child. As a teenager, she lived inOak Harbor, Washington while her father was stationed atNAS Whidbey Island, and attendedOak Harbor High School. Her sophomore year, her family moved toBremerton, Washington where she graduated from high school in 1998. She graduated fromWashington State University inPullman, Washington in 2002, with a bachelor's degree in communications.
Dylan began working forMetro Networks as a traffic reporter for Portland, based atKOTK. She began spending her off time withThe Rick Emerson Show, eventually being chosen as the producer of the show, after the exit of former producer Christina Carlson. She worked along with Executive Producer Matt "F-Matt" Peterson until the sale of KOTK fromFisher Communications toEntercom Communications, and Peterson's promotions. She and Emerson had great chemistry on the air, causing her role to slowly morph into a co-host, along with Emerson and newsmanTim Riley.
When KOTK and KFXX swapped frequencies, Dylan began co-hostingAlternative Mornings on "Alternative Rock"KNRK, which was also owned by Entercom, in addition to her duties on Emerson's show. She also hosted segments featuring the promotion of local independent bands, in a recurring piece called "Band-Aid", which aired on both KNRK and KOTK.
In April 2005, Dylan accepted a position to join the morning news on the localCBS affiliate stationKOIN as the morningtraffic reporter. As a result, she quit the show on KNRK, with a strong desire to remain on Emerson's show. As a punitive measure, Entercom fired her from Emerson's show. Dylan quickly became a vital member of the KOIN Morning News,[citation needed] and stayed with the show until late 2006.
In early 2006, Emerson announced a deal to bring his show back to the air. Initially, both KOIN and KCMD shared a building, and Dylan had several hours between shows; however over time, the stress of both shows, along with a management change at KOIN caused her to rethink her decisions. In September 2006, she left KOIN and began working exclusively forThe Rick Emerson Show.
In early 2009, Dylan partnered with Lisa Wood to hostThe Punk Show on Sunday nights on KUFO. ThePunk Show was cancelled in August, andThe Rick Emerson Show was cancelled in October 2009.[2]
Less than a week after being fired from KUFO, Dylan and former production assistantGreg Nibler started a podcast namedFunemployment Radio, from Nibler's spare bedroom. After nearly eight months, Emerson, along withDawn Taylor, began two online radio shows, complete with studio space, which they share with Greg and Sarah.
In early 2011, Dylan and Nibler were approached by thePortland Trail Blazers to host an online TV show that would discuss Portland cultures and sports. The new show was namedSportlandia, aportmanteau of "Sports" andPortlandia (a common nickname for the Portland Metro, as well as a TV show about the city).Sportlandia originally aired each Friday at 4 pm, and at present airs at 12 pm Fridays. They would also broadcast a recap after each play-off game, during the NBA Playoffs.
She performed in the now-disbandedTim Riley Factor, composed of various friends and members ofThe Rick Emerson Show. They performed original songs, including "Gene Simmons (took my girlfriend away)", which was later included on The Wonderstrucks' 2007 album "An American Education".
She is featured in the 2007 music video for the song "And It Becomes You" by the bandNicodemus.
In March 2008, she was half of a duo that performed the ObamaRama song "If You Like Barack". A parody ofRupert Holmes'"Escape", it spoofed the media's infatuation withgrassroots songs promoting 2008 presidential candidates. Instead, some in the media mistook it for a legitimate rally of support and it received airplay, including on theAir America Radio network'sThom Hartmann show on April 2.
Known toThe Rick Emerson Show audience as the most social of the cast, she earned the 2007Barfly Magazine award for "Best Drunk"'. Dylan lost in the previous year's "Most likely to be famous" category.[3][4]
In 2016 and 2017 Funemployment Radio won Best Local Podcast in the Best of Portland Readers' Poll.[5][6]
Dylan lives in SoutheastPortland, Oregon. She currently works as abarback at an undisclosed Portland bar, and has also been known to work at a vintage clothing store.
Dylan has raced in the annual Portland AdultSoap Box Derby, where in 2007 she and her teammates raced an extravagantly gaudyPopemobile while dressed up as nuns.[7] In 2018 the vehicle was designed as a parade float, with Dylan and friends dressed up as bloody beauty queens.[8]
