Benjamin "Big Ben" Maller (born April 29, 1975) is an American sports radio host who hosts a weekday radio show on Fox Sports Radio, which airs 11pm-3am PT/2am-6am ET. Maller is considered one of the first influential sports bloggers, because of several stories he broke on his now-defunct website. Maller joined the NBC Sports Network as a regular contributor to NBC SportsTalk, late 2011 through spring 2012. He gained media attention during this time for losing 200 pounds in only 62 weeks, by changing his diet and exercise regimen. Early life Maller grew up in Irvine, California and attended Irvine High School. Maller began to fall behind in school and consequently was placed in S.E.L.F. (Secondary Education Learning Facility, now known as Creekside High School), the city's alternative education program. Nonetheless he managed to play high school football for the town's University High School while enrolled at S.E.L.F. Aside from playing football, Maller also had an interest in sports journalism and broadcasting. After finishing high school, Maller enrolled in Saddleback College in the nearby city of Mission Viejo. He continued his interest in sports broadcasting doing Saddleback College Gauchos men's basketball and football games on KSBR before landing a job as an AM sports radio journalist. 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.'